Where does “toast” come from?

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

toast (Romanian): toast

Definitions

toast

Ancestry of “toast”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	toast	toast bread
2	English	toast	Toasted bread; A proposed salutation while...
3	Middle English	tosten	To toast; to brown bread; To burn or heat
4	Old French	toster	to roast, grill
5	Latin	tostus	roasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted;...
6	Proto-Italic	*torstos	—

Every word from Proto-Italic *torstos →Every word from Latin tostus →Every word from Old French toster →