English word mistress comes from Latin magis (Better. More. More greatly. Rather.), Latin -ter (-ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives.), Latin -ester, Latin mag-, Latin glomeria, Proto-Indo-European *-tero-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| magis | Latin (lat) | Better. More. More greatly. Rather. |
| -ter | Latin (lat) | -ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives. |
| -ester | Latin (lat) | |
| mag- | Latin (lat) | |
| glomeria | Latin (lat) | (Medieval, now historical) Glomery: formal Latin grammar, as taught in grammar schools. |
| *-tero- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| magester | Old Latin (itc-ola) | |
| magistrum | Latin (lat) | |
| maistre | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Master; Master; magister (honorific title for a scholar). |
| mistress | English (en) | (transitive) Of a woman: to master; to learn to a high degree of proficiency. (Scotland) A married woman; a wife.. (obsolete) The jack in the game of bowls.. A dominatrix.. A female companion to a master (a man with control, authority or ownership). A female teacher.. A woman regarded with love and devotion; a sweetheart.. A woman well skilled in anything, or having the mastery over it.. A [...] |