Oyster Definition
Other Word Forms of Oyster
Noun
Origin of Oyster
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Old English ostre, from Latin ostrea; reinforced or superseded in Middle English by Anglo-Norman oistre, from Old French oistre, uistre (modern French huître), also from Latin ostrea, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (ostreon).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English oistre from Old French from Latin ostreum, ostrea from Greek ostreon ost- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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