Where does “meșteșugărie” come from?
meșteșugărie (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.
meșteșugărie (Romanian): craft
Definitions
- craft
Ancestry of “meșteșugărie”, 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 |