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