古英語のmaegester, master, controller, ラテン語のmagister, chief, head, PIE *mag-yos-tero, great, from *meg, enormous, 語源的にはmagnateと同じ, *yos, 比較接尾辞, *tero, 比較接尾辞.派生語源 able、主人、教師など。
英語の語源
master
master: [OE] The Latin word for ‘master, chief’ was magister (which is generally assumed to have been based on the root of Latin magis ‘more’ and magnus ‘big’, source of English magnify, magnitude, etc). Its more obvious English descendants include magistrate and magisterial, and indeed English originally acquired magister itself in the 10th century in the form m?gister, but over the years (partly under the influence of Old French maistre) this developed to master.
The feminine counterpart mistress [14] was borrowed from Old French maistresse, a form maintained in English for some time. The alteration of mais- to mis- began in the 15th century, due probably to the weakly-stressed use of the word as a title (a phenomenon also responsible for the emergence of mister [16] from master). The abbreviated miss followed in the 17th century. => magistrate, magnitude, magnum, miss, mister, mistress
master (n.)
late Old English m?gester "one having control or authority," from Latin magister (n.) "chief, head, director, teacher" (source of Old French maistre, French ma?tre, Spanish and Italian maestro, Portuguese mestre, Dutch meester, German Meister), contrastive adjective ("he who is greater") from magis (adv.) "more," from PIE *mag-yos-, comparative of root *meg- "great" (see mickle). Form influenced in Middle English by Old French cognate maistre. Meaning "original of a recording" is from 1904. In academic senses (from Medieval Latin magister) it is attested from late 14c., originally a degree conveying authority to teach in the universities. As an adjective from late 12c.
master (v.)
early 13c., "to get the better of," from master (n.) and also from Old French maistrier, from Medieval Latin magistrare. Meaning "to reduce to subjugation" is early 15c.; that of "to acquire complete knowledge" is from 1740s. Related: Mastered; mastering.
例文
1. I fell under the influence of a history master .
私は当時、歴史の先生の影響を受けていました。
2.Jackson remained calm and always master of his passions.
ジャクソンは落ち着いて、終始感情を抑えていた。
3.When his master 's off traveling,Caleb stays with Pierre 's parents.
ケレブは主人が旅行に出かけるときピエールの両親と一緒に住んでいた。
4.The master bedroom has its own en suite bathroom.
主寝室には独立したトイレがあります。
5.He is a master of the pun and the double entendre.