Where does “magistra” come from?
magistra (Romansch) comes from Latin magistra, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
magistra (Romansch): female teacher
Ancestry of “magistra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | magistra | a female teacher; mistress; directress |
| 2 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |