Where does “huître” come from?

huître (French) comes from Old French uistre, from Latin ostrea, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον — bivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...

huître (French): oyster

Definitions

  1. oyster

Ancestry of “huître”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchuistre—
2Latinostreaoyster, mussel
3Ancient Greekὄστρεονbivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...
Every word from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον →Every word from Latin ostrea →Every word from Old French uistre →