Where does “toast” come from?
Toast comes from Middle English tosten, from Old French toster, from Latin tostus, the past participle of torrēre meaning to parch or burn, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ter-.
toast (English): Toasted bread; A proposed salutation while...
Definitions
- Toasted bread; A proposed salutation while...
Ancestry of “toast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | tosten | To toast; to brown bread; To burn or heat |
| 2 | Old French | toster | to roast, grill |
| 3 | Latin | tostus | roasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *torstos | — |
Words derived from “toast”