Etymology of the English word magistrate
the English word
magistratederived from the Old French word
magistratderived from the Latin word
magistratus (magistracy, civil office; office)
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 magistrate in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
magistracyUsage
Word found in Modern English
