Etymology of the English word magisterial
the English word
magisterialderived from the Late Latin word
magisterialisderived from the Late Latin word
magisterius (magisterial; official)
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)
Date
The earliest known usage of magisterial in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
