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
- One who toasts; A toasting fork; A rapier or...
Ancestry of “toaster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | toast | Toasted bread; A proposed salutation while... |
| 2 | Middle English | tosten | To toast; to brown bread; To burn or heat |
| 3 | Old French | toster | to roast, grill |
| 4 | Latin | tostus | roasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *torstos | — |
Words derived from “toaster”