myEtymology.com: English etymology of burgomaster

Etymology of the English word burgomaster

the English word burgomaster

derived from the English word partial

derived from the Latin word harmonicus (harmonious; of harmony, natural proportion)

derived from the Greek word harmonikos, ἁρμονικός

derived from the Greek word harmonia, ἁρμονία

derived from the Greek word harmos, ἁρμός

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ar-

derived from the Greek word armozo, ἁρμόζω (to joint; to woo (reflexively, to betroth))

using the Greek suffix -icum

derived from the Dutch word burgomeester

The earliest known usage of burgomaster in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English