Etymology

masterdom

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Today it means: Dominion; rule, supremacy. Full definition →

First used 15th c.Proto-Germanic *dōmaz ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos ← English master
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The story

  1. Old Frenchmaistre
  2. Latinmagister
  3. Old Englishmǣġester
  4. Middle Englishmaister
  5. Englishmaster
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰóh₁mos
  8. Proto-Germanic*dōmaz
  9. English todaymasterdom

From master + -dom.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 15th c. Dominion; rule, supremacy.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.