English

funkmaster

From funk + master.

A compound of funk + master

Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- ‘smoke’

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Vulgar Latin fūmicāre

Old Northern French fungier ‘to smoke’

French funquer

French dialectal

English funk

Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big’

Old Latin magester

Latin magister ‘chief’

Old English mǣster

Middle English maister ‘master’

Today it means

noun A masterful performer of funk music.

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

Etymograph / funkmaster