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Where does “fuster” come from?

fuster (English) comes from Middle English fuster, from Old French fust, from Latin fūstis, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.

fuster (English): A saddle tree maker; To fret, whine, or complain;...

Definitions

  1. A saddle tree maker; To fret, whine, or complain;...

Ancestry of “fuster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfuster—
2Old Frenchfustthird-person singular past historic of estre;...
3Latinfūstis—
4Latin-ārium—
5Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
6Proto-Italic*-om—
7Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—
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