myEtymology.com: English etymology of postmaster

Etymology of the English word postmaster

the English word postmaster

derived from the English word post

derived from the English word master

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)