Where does “meșteșugăresc” come from?
meșteșugăresc (Romanian) comes from Romanian meșteșugar, from Romanian meșteșug, from Hungarian mesterség, from Hungarian mester, from Italian méster, from German meister, from Middle High German meister, from Old High German meistar — big, great.
meșteșugăresc (Romanian): artisanal
Definitions
- artisanal
Ancestry of “meșteșugăresc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | meșteșugar | craftsman, artisan, tradesman |
| 2 | Romanian | meșteșug | craft, profession, occupation, trade, skill, art |
| 3 | Hungarian | mesterség | craft, profession |
| 4 | Hungarian | mester | master |
| 5 | Italian | méster | — |
| 6 | German | meister | master |
| 7 | Middle High German | meister | master |
| 8 | Old High German | meistar | — |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | maester | — |
| 10 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |