Where does “tostownica” come from?

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

tostownica (Polish): pie iron

Definitions

  1. pie iron

Ancestry of “tostownica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtosttoast
2EnglishtoastToasted bread; A proposed salutation while...
3Middle EnglishtostenTo toast; to brown bread; To burn or heat
4Old Frenchtosterto roast, grill
5Latintostusroasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted;...
6Proto-Italic*torstos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *torstos →Every word from Latin tostus →Every word from Old French toster →