Re:New GitHub repos to have default branches named “main” in...
by astraloverflow on Sunday September 20, 2020 @02:08AM
(#24532206)
The etymology of "master" according to Wiktionary:
From Middle English maister, mayster, meister, from Old English mǣster, mæġster, mæġester, mæġister, magister (“master”), from Latin magister (“chief, teacher, leader”), from Old Latin magester, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s, (as in magnus (“great”)) + -ester/-ister
Re:New GitHub repos to have default branches named “main” in...
by crooked-v on Sunday September 20, 2020 @02:17AM
(#24532251)
An etymology of the phrases predating this specific use of 'master' (such as 'master recording') might be helpful, but the word 'master' by itself really isn't.
From Middle English maister, mayster, meister, from Old English mǣster, mæġster, mæġester, mæġister, magister (“master”), from Latin magister (“chief, teacher, leader”), from Old Latin magester, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s, (as in magnus (“great”)) + -ester/-ister