Where does “ostra” come from?

ostra (Chavacano) comes from Spanish ostra, from Portuguese ostra, from Latin ostrea, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον — bivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...

ostra (Chavacano): oyster

Definitions

  1. oyster

Ancestry of “ostra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishostraoyster
2Portugueseostraoyster
3Latinostreaoyster, mussel
4Ancient Greekὄστρεονbivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...
Every word from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον →Every word from Latin ostrea →Every word from Portuguese ostra →