Etymology of the English word spymaster
the English word
spymasterderived from the English word
spyderived from the English word
spienderived from the Old French word
espierderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*spek-derived from the Old French word
espiederived from the Old French word
espierderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*spek-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*spekh-derived 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)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
