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Where does “usheress” come from?

usheress (English) comes from English Usher, from Middle English ussher, from Anglo-Norman usser, from Vulgar Latin ustiarius, from Latin ostiārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

usheress (English): female usher

Definitions

  1. female usher

Ancestry of “usheress”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUsher—
2Middle Englishussher—
3Anglo-Normanusser—
4Vulgar Latinustiariusdoorkeeper
5Latinostiārius—
6Latin-ārius—
7Proto-Italic*-āzios—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →