Where does “maestral” come from?
maestral (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian maestrale, from Old Occitan maestral, from Late Latin magistralis, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
maestral (Serbo-Croatian): maestral
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Ancestry of “maestral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | maestrale | north-west; mistral |
| 2 | Old Occitan | maestral | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | magistralis | Of or pertaining to a master, teacher or expert |
| 4 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |