English
foremistress
From fore- + mistress.
Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘before, formerly’
Proto-Germanic *fura- ‘before, in front of, for’
Proto-West Germanic *forē- ‘before, in front of, fore-, pre-’
English fore-
Proto-Italic *magisteros ‘bigger, greater’
Latin magister
Old French maistre ‘master’
Old French maistresse
Middle English maistresse
English mistress
Today it means
noun A forewoman (female leader of a work crew).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / foremistress