Etymology Explorer › Scottish Gaelic

Where does “maighstir” come from?

maighstir (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish magister, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

maighstir (Scottish Gaelic): master; teacher; ruler

Definitions

  1. master; teacher; ruler

Ancestry of “maighstir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmagistermaster, teacher
2Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
3Proto-Italicmagisteros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “maighstir”

  • frith-mhaighstir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →