Where does “meșteraș” come from?
meșteraș (Romanian) comes from Romanian meșter, from Hungarian mester, from Italian méster, from German meister, from Middle High German meister, from Old High German meistar, from Vulgar Latin maester, from Latin magister — big, great.
meșteraș (Romanian): small craftsman
Definitions
- small craftsman
Ancestry of “meșteraș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | meșter | artisan, skilled or qualified worker, artist, master, expert, handyman |
| 2 | Hungarian | mester | master |
| 3 | Italian | méster | — |
| 4 | German | meister | master |
| 5 | Middle High German | meister | master |
| 6 | Old High German | meistar | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | maester | — |
| 8 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |