English
muster
Muster comes from Anglo-Norman mostrer, from Latin mōnstrō ‘to show’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*monéyeti‘to cause to think, make think’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*man-eje-reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*moneō‘to remind, warn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoneō‘to admonish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmōnstrō‘to show’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400mostrer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500musteren
- Englishearliest quotation 1590muster
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*monéyeti‘to cause to think, make think’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*man-eje-reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*moneō‘to remind, warn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmoneō‘to admonish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmōnstrō‘to show’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400mostrer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500musteren
- Englishearliest quotation 1590muster
Earliest quotation: 1590, Sir Philip Sidney, Arcadia: “Thus all things being condignely ordered, will an ill…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’
money, mind, amount, music, comment, mental, mouth, remain, mention, mountain, auto, mount, min, permanent, museum, monetary, mentor, monk, mint, maya, dementia, imminent, mosaic, eminent, menace, ming, prominence, mas, mandarin, mantra, summons, mont, mania, amnesty, amnesia, manic, remnant, eminence, mantis, monastery, 115 more
through Proto-Indo-European *monéyeti ‘to cause to think, make think’
through Proto-Italic *moneō ‘to remind, warn’
monster, monumental, monstrous, monstrosity, 13 more
through Latin moneō ‘to admonish’
monitor, monument, admonition, admonish, minter, 5 more
through Latin mōnstrō ‘to show’
Today it means
noun An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / muster