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
- A saddle tree maker; To fret, whine, or complain;...
Ancestry of “fuster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fuster | — |
| 2 | Old French | fust | third-person singular past historic of estre;... |
| 3 | Latin | fūstis | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ārium | — |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |