English
magister
Magister comes from Latin magister ‘a master, chief, head, superior, director,…’, from magis ‘more or great’, and ultimately from magnopere.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmagnopere‘much, greatly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmagis‘more or great’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmagister‘a master, chief, head, superior, director, teacher, etc’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmagnopere‘much, greatly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmagis‘more or great’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmagister‘a master, chief, head, superior, director, teacher, etc’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007same form
Earliest quotation: 2007, Peter H. Gilmore, The Satanic Scriptures: “The magnificent Magisters and Magistras, profound Priests and Priestesses,…”
Linked words
through Latin magister ‘a master, chief, head, superior, director,…’
Today it means
noun Master; sir: a title used in the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having a licence from a university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin magnopere / magister