Etymology

ostiary

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Today it means: The mouth of a river; an estuary. Full definition →

Latin ostiārius
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromostiārius
  2. English todayostiary

Borrowed from Latin ostiārius, from ostium (“door, entrance”). See usher, which may be a doublet.

Words from the same roots

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