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English word master comes from the Latin word magester (master, chief, teacher, leader), which is ultimately derived from the Latin word magis (better, more, more greatly)

-ester (Latin)

magis (Latin)

Better. More. More greatly. Rather.

magester (Latin)

Master, chief, teacher, leader

mægester (Old English)

Master

mayster (Middle English)

Master

master (English)

Highly skilled.. Main, principal or predominant.. Masterful.. Original. (intransitive) To be a master.. (intransitive, usually with in) To earn a Master's degree.. (transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.. (transitive) To learn to a high degree of proficiency.. (transitive, especially of a musical performance) [...]

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