English

Mastercard

From master + card.

A compound of master + card

Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big’

Old Latin magester

Latin magister ‘chief’

Old English mǣster

Middle English maister ‘master’

Ancient Greek χάρτης ‘paper, papyrus’

Latin charta ‘papyrus, paper’

Old French carte

Middle English carde ‘playing card’

English card

Today it means

noun A credit card issued by the credit card company Mastercard.

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

Etymograph / Mastercard