Where does “pulgărmeșter” come from?
pulgărmeșter (Romanian) comes from Hungarian polgármester, 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.
pulgărmeșter (Romanian): mayor
Definitions
- mayor
Ancestry of “pulgărmeșter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | polgármester | mayor |
| 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 |