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Where does “usscher” come from?

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

Ancestry of “usscher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanusser—
2Vulgar Latinustiariusdoorkeeper
3Latinostiārius—
4Latin-ārius—
5Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “usscher”

  • usher
  • ush
  • usherette
  • usherer
  • ushership
  • usherdom
  • usherless
  • usheress
  • usherance
  • usherian
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →