myEtymology.com: English etymology of drillmaster

Etymology of the English word drillmaster

the English word drillmaster

derived from the English word drill

derived from the Dutch word dril

derived from the Middle Dutch word drillen

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

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *threljanan

derived from the English word master

derived from the Old French word maistre

derived 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)