Etymology of the French word huissier
the Old French word
huissierderived from the French word
huisderived from the Latin word
ostiarius (doorkeeper; of, belonging to door; porter, doorkeeper; cleric of minor orders)
derived from the Scientific Latin word
ostium (door; doorway; front door; starting gate)
derived from the Latin word
os (oris, mouth; bone; bones; mouth, speech, expression)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*os-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ost-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ōs-Date
The earliest known usage of huissier in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
usher, Spanish
usierUsage
Word found in Old French
