Where does “punong mahistrado” come from?
punong mahistrado (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog mahistrado, from Spanish magistrado, from Latin magistratus, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
punong mahistrado (Tagalog): chief justice; chief magistrate
Definitions
- chief justice; chief magistrate
Ancestry of “punong mahistrado”, step by step
punong mahistrado traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog mahistrado
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | mahistrado | justice judge of certain courts; magistrate |
| 2 | Spanish | magistrado | judge |
| 3 | Latin | magistratus | a magistrate, official; a magisterial office,... |
| 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 |