custodian

The story

1. Latin · derived fromcustōdia“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”
2. Latin · borrowed fromcustōdiānātus
3. English todaycustodian

From a shortening of Latin custōdiānātus, from Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from custōs (“a keeper, watchman, guard”). By surface analysis, custody + -ian.

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