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Where does “toster” come from?

toster (Old French) comes from Latin tostus, from Proto-Italic *torstos.

toster (Old French): to roast, grill

Definitions

  1. to roast, grill

Ancestry of “toster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintostusroasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted;...
2Proto-Italic*torstos—

Words derived from “toster”

  • toast
  • toaster
  • toasty
  • toastmaster
  • toastmistress
  • toastie
  • toastiness
  • toastlike
  • toastee
  • toastmaker
  • toastable
  • toasterlike
  • toastily
  • toastcrumb
  • toastmastering
  • toastless
  • toast
  • tosti
  • тостер
  • тост
  • toast
  • toaster
  • toasteur
  • Toast
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