Where does “magister” come from?

magister (Swedish) comes from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

Ancestry of “magister”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	magister	teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
2	Proto-Italic	magisteros	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	méǵh₂isteros	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	méǵh₂s	big, great

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