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English word mister comes from Latin magis (Better. More. More greatly. Rather.), Old English (ca. 450-1100) mǣster, Latin -ter (-ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives.), Latin glomeria, Latin -ester, Latin mag-, Proto-Indo-European *-tero-
magis (Latin)
Better. More. More greatly. Rather.
mǣster (Old English)
-ter (Latin)
-ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives.
glomeria (Latin)
(Medieval, now historical) Glomery: formal Latin grammar, as taught in grammar schools.
-ester (Latin)
mag- (Latin)
*-tero- (Proto-Indo-European)
magester (Old Latin)
magistrum (Latin)
mægester (Old English)
Master.
maistre (Old French)
Master; Master; magister (honorific title for a scholar).
meister (Middle English)
master (English)
(by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.. (dated) A man or a boy; mister. See Master.. (dated) A schoolmaster.. (dated) The head of a household.. (engineering) A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source (e.g. master database).. (film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.. (freemasonry) [...]
mister (English)
A title conferred on an adult male, usually when the name is unknown. Also (often parent to young child) referring to a man whose name is unknown.. Said in a disapproving tone, a title referring to a man in the middle of a scolding or an argument, or to a boy who has done something wrong. (transitive) To address by the title of "mister".