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