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Where does “maester” come from?

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

Ancestry of “maester”, step by step

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

Words derived from “maester”

  • maestro
  • meister
  • spinmeister
  • schlockmeister
  • waldmeister
  • partymeister
  • fraudmeister
  • maestrolike
  • crapmeister
  • groovemeister
  • gagmeister
  • cheesemeister
  • horrormeister
  • -meister
  • rapmeister
  • tunemeister
  • pollmeister
  • crunkmeister
  • greedmeister
  • ammaestrato
  • ammaestratamente
  • ammaestrare
  • maestro
  • ammaestrabile
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