English

masterbit

From master + bit, modelled after masterpiece.

A compound of master + bit

Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big’

Old Latin magester

Latin magister ‘chief’

Old English mǣster

Middle English maister ‘master’

Middle English bitte

English bit

Today it means

noun Masterpiece.

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

Etymograph / masterbit