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