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Where does “ușier” come from?

ușier (Romanian) comes from Romanian ușă, from Vulgar Latin ustia, from Latin Ostia, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

ușier (Romanian): doorman, doorkeeper, usher, porter; bailiff;...

Definitions

  1. doorman, doorkeeper, usher, porter; bailiff;...

Ancestry of “ușier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianușădoor
2Vulgar Latinustia—
3LatinOstia—
4Latinōs—
5Proto-Italicōs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →