Etymology of the English word mister
the English word
misterderived from 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of mister in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
MisterDerivations in other languages
Spanish
místerUsage
Word found in Modern English
