Where does “wusta” come from?

wusta (Tok Pisin) comes from English oyster, from Middle English oystre, from Anglo-Norman oistre, from Old French oistre, from Latin ostrea, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον — bivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...

wusta (Tok Pisin): Oyster

Definitions

  1. Oyster

Ancestry of “wusta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoysterAny of certain marine bivalve mollusks,...
2Middle EnglishoystreAn oyster or a similar shellfish
3Anglo-Normanoistreoyster
4Old Frenchoistreoyster
5Latinostreaoyster, mussel
6Ancient Greekὄστρεονbivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...
Every word from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον →Every word from Latin ostrea →Every word from Old French oistre →