Where does “roaster” come from?
Roaster comes from Middle English roster with the agent noun suffix -er (Middle English -er, Old French -er, Latin -are, Latin -arius, Latin -us, Proto-Italic -os), denoting one who roasts.
roaster (English): One who roasts food; A kitchen utensil used for...
Definitions
- One who roasts food; A kitchen utensil used for...
Ancestry of “roaster”, step by step
roaster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English roster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | roster | A roaster |
| 2 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 3 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 4 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English roast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | roast | To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire... |
| 2 | Middle English | rosten | To roast or grill; to cook over a griddle; To... |
| 3 | Old French | rostir | to roast; to torture by subjecting to fire |
| 4 | Frankish | rōstjan | to roast |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raustijaną | to roast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *Hrews- | — |