Where does “toaster” come from?

toaster (French) comes from English toast, from Middle English tosten, from Old French toster, from Latin tostus, from Proto-Italic *torstos.

toaster (French): to toast

Definitions

  1. to toast

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”

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