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

  1. Toasted bread; A proposed salutation while...

Ancestry of “toast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtostenTo toast; to brown bread; To burn or heat
2Old Frenchtosterto roast, grill
3Latintostusroasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted;...
4Proto-Italic*torstos—

Words derived from “toast”

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