Where does “rosser” come from?

rosser (Norman) comes from Old French roissier, from Vulgar Latin rustiare, from Latin rustia, from Late Latin rustum.

rosser (Norman): to thrash

Definitions

  1. to thrash

Ancestry of “rosser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchroissier
2Vulgar Latinrustiare
3Latinrustia
4Late Latinrustum
Every word from Late Latin rustumEvery word from Latin rustiaEvery word from Vulgar Latin rustiare