myEtymology.com: English etymology of ringmaster

Etymology of the English word ringmaster

the English word ringmaster

derived from the English word ring

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khrenganan

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khrengaz

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)