Etymology

battlemaster

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Today it means: One who is in charge of managing the troops during battle. Full definition →

English master ← Middle English maister ← Old English mǣġester
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰedʰh₂-
  2. Latinbattuō
  3. Late Latinbattālia
  4. Old Frenchbataille
  5. Middle Englishbatayle
  6. Englishbattle
  7. Proto-Indo-European*meǵh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂-
  9. Proto-Italic*magisteros
  10. Latinmagister, magistrum
  11. Old Frenchmaistre
  12. Latinmagister
  13. Old Englishmǣġester
  14. Middle Englishmaister
  15. Englishmaster
  16. English todaybattlemaster

From battle + master.

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