Where does “toaster” come from?

Toaster derives from English toast, Chinese 兒, Old French -er, Latin -are, Latin -arius, and Proto-Indo-European ter-, ultimately referring to a device that applies heat to bread.

toaster (English): One who toasts; A toasting fork; A rapier or...

Definitions

  1. One who toasts; A toasting fork; A rapier or...

Ancestry of “toaster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoastToasted bread; A proposed salutation while...
2Middle EnglishtostenTo toast; to brown bread; To burn or heat
3Old Frenchtosterto roast, grill
4Latintostusroasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted;...
5Proto-Italic*torstos—

Words derived from “toaster”

Every word from Proto-Italic *torstos →Every word from Latin tostus →Every word from Old French toster →