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Etymology of the Latin word magister

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)

Derivations in Latin

magistratus, magisterius, magisterium, magistralis, vicomagister, ludimagister

Derivations in other languages

Albanian mjesht, French maistre, French maître, French magister, French meistre, German Meister, Italian maestro, Portuguese magíster, Portuguese mestre, Portuguese maestre, Romanian magistru, Romanian măiestru, Spanish maestre, Spanish maestro

Usage

Word found in Late Latin



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