DictionaryRoot: magister

Latin

magister

chief, director

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A bundled pedestrian braces against a fierce wind beside the Rhône in Avignon; the recognizable incomplete medieval bridge anchors the southern French setting, while wind-whipped clothing, bent vegetation and rough water communicate the cold, forceful wind.

noun

mistral

MIS-trul/ˈmɪstrəl/

A strong, cold northwesterly wind in southern France.

Etymology

mistrLatinmaster, chief

+alLatinof, relating to

The “master” image identifies this as the dominant wind. That name belongs to the strong, cold northerly wind blowing through southern France.

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