myEtymology.com: English etymology of headmistress

Etymology of the English word headmistress

the English word headmistress

derived from the English word mistress

derived from the Old French word maistresse

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)

derived from the English word head

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khaubuthan

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kaput- (head)

Word found in Modern English