English

Globemaster

By proprialization from globe + master or Globe + master.

Latin globus ‘any round object’

Old French globe

Middle French globe

Middle English globe

English globe

Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big’

Old Latin magester

Latin magister ‘chief’

Old English mǣster

Middle English maister ‘master’

Today it means

name Any of three models of airlifter, produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company or its successors. They include the C-74, the C-124, and the C-17.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Globemaster