Where does “多士” come from?

多士 (Chinese) comes from English toast, from Middle English tosten, from Old French toster, from Latin tostus, from Proto-Italic *torstos.

多士 (Chinese): toast

Definitions

  1. toast

Ancestry of “多士”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoastToasted bread; A proposed salutation while...
2Middle EnglishtostenTo toast; to brown bread; To burn or heat
3Old Frenchtosterto roast, grill
4Latintostusroasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted;...
5Proto-Italic*torstos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *torstos →Every word from Latin tostus →Every word from Old French toster →