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Where does “ustiarius” come from?

ustiarius (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin ostiārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

ustiarius (Vulgar Latin): doorkeeper

Definitions

  1. doorkeeper

Ancestry of “ustiarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinostiārius—
2Latin-ārius—
3Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “ustiarius”

  • usher
  • ush
  • usherette
  • usherer
  • ushership
  • usherdom
  • usherless
  • usheress
  • huissier
  • judicial officer
  • usherance
  • huissier de justice
  • usherian
  • huissier
  • huissier de justice
  • uscher
  • ussher
  • usscher
  • ussier
  • uissier
  • usser
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