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Where does “huissier” come from?

huissier (French) comes from Old French ussier, from Vulgar Latin ustiarius, from Latin ostiārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

huissier (French): An usher, "particularly:"

Definitions

  1. An usher, "particularly:"

Ancestry of “huissier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchussierdoorman; doorkeeper
2Vulgar Latinustiariusdoorkeeper
3Latinostiārius—
4Latin-ārius—
5Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “huissier”

  • judicial officer
  • huissier de justice
  • huissier
  • huissier de justice
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →