Etymology of the English word master
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)
Derivations in English
baggagemaster,
bandmaster,
beachmaster,
beefmaster,
bushmaster,
cellarmaster,
choirmaster,
divemaster,
dockmaster,
drillmaster,
headmaster,
housemaster,
loadmaster,
mastermind,
masterstroke,
masterwork,
masterwort,
paymaster,
postmaster,
questionmaster,
quizmaster,
rangemaster,
remaster,
ringmaster,
spymaster,
taskmaster,
toastmaster,
yardmaster,
stationmaster,
masterful,
overmaster,
mastership,
schoolmaster,
mister,
masteredDerivations in other languages
Romanian
master, Spanish
másterCognates
Dutch
magister, Dutch
meester, French
maître, German
Meister, German
Magister, Icelandic
magister, Icelandic
meistari, Italian
maestro, Italian
mastro, Lithuanian
meistras, Polish
majster, Portuguese
mestre, Provençal
majestre, Russian
мacтep, Spanish
maestre, Swedish
magister, Swedish
mästare, Yiddish
majstrUsage
Word found in Modern English
