Where does “ouster” come from?

Ouster comes from English oust, derived from Chinese 兒, Latin obstare meaning "to stand against," with the agent noun suffix -arius, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- meaning "to stand."

ouster (English): A putting out of possession; dispossession;...

Definitions

  1. A putting out of possession; dispossession;...

Ancestry of “ouster”, step by step

ouster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English oust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoustTo expel; to remove
2OccitanOst—

via Old French ouster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchousterAlternative form of oster
2Old FrenchoustreAlternative form of oster
Every word from Occitan Ost →Every word from English oust →