magistery

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*méǵh₂s“big, great”
2. Latin · derived frommagisterium“office of a chief, director, president, or superintendent; teaching office or authority of the Roman Catholic Church; authoritative statement”
3. Middle English · inherited frommagisteri
4. English todaymagistery

PIE word *méǵh₂s From Middle English magisteri, magistery (“academic degree of Master”), from Latin magisterium (“office of a chief, director, president, or superintendent; teaching office or authority of the Roman Catholic Church; authoritative statement”) (compare Late Latin magisterium (“philosopher’s stone”)), from magister (“master (title for a person in authority or one having a licence from a university to teach liberal arts and philosophy); teacher”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“big, great”) + *-teros (contrastive or oppositional suffix forming adjectives)) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns, sometimes denoting groups and offices). By surface analysis, magister + -y. Doublet of magisterium. Cognate with French magistère, Old French magisteire.

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