Where does “meșteșugire” come from?
meșteșugire (Romanian) comes from Romanian meșteșugi, 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.
meșteșugire (Romanian): crafting
Definitions
- crafting
Ancestry of “meșteșugire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | meșteșugi | to craft |
| 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 |