Etymology of the English word taskmistress
the English word
taskmistressderived from the English word
taskderived from the Old French word
taschederived from the Medieval Latin word
tascaderived from the Medieval Latin word
taxaderived from the Medieval Latin word
taxare (value, assess the worth of; access a crime)
derived from the Latin word
tangere (touch, strike; border on)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tag- (to touch)
derived from the English word
mistressderived from the Old French word
maistressederived 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
