Etymograph

English

listmaster

Compound of list + master.

A compound of list + master

Middle English lī̆st ‘band’

English list

Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big’

Old Latin magester

Latin magister ‘chief’

Old English mǣster

Middle English maister ‘master’

English master

Today it means

noun A person responsible for operating a listserv.

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

Etymograph / listmaster