Etymology of the English word choirmaster
the English word
choirmasterderived from the English word
choirderived from the Old French word
cuerderived from the Latin word
chorus (choir; singing; sanctuary; chorus; choral passage in a play; dancing; round, ring dance; dancers)
derived from the Greek word
choros, χορός, χῶρος (a ring; round dance ('choir')
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gher-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghē-derived from the Old French word
querderived from the Latin word
chorus (choir; singing; sanctuary; chorus; choral passage in a play; dancing; round, ring dance; dancers)
derived from the Greek word
choros, χορός, χῶρος (a ring; round dance ('choir')
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gher-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghē-derived from the English word
masterderived from the Old French word
maistrederived from the Late Latin word
magister (teacher, tutor, master)
derived from the Latin word
magis (bigger; greater)
derived from the Latin word
magnus (large; full, complete, utter; great; mighty; distinguished; large, great, big)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*meg- (great)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
