Where does “maghistratuș” come from?
maghistratuș (Romanian) comes from Latin magistratus, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
maghistratuș (Romanian): magistracy
Definitions
- magistracy
Ancestry of “maghistratuș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | magistratus | a magistrate, official; a magisterial office,... |
| 2 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |