maitre d'hotelyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[maitre d'hotel 词源字典]
1530s, "head domestic," from French maître d'hôtel, literally "house-master," from Old French maistre "master; skilled worker, educator" (12c.), from Latin magistrum (see magistrate). Sense of "hotel manager, manager of a dining room" is from 1890. Shortened form maître d' is attested from 1942; simple maitre from 1899.[maitre d'hotel etymology, maitre d'hotel origin, 英语词源]