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