The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromζωστήρ“girdle”
- Latin · borrowed fromzōstēr“shingles”
- English todayzoster
Borrowed from Latin zōstēr (“shingles”), from Ancient Greek ζωστήρ (zōstḗr, “girdle”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
zoster
Today it means: An ancient Greek waist-belt for men. Full definition →
Latin zōstēr ← Ancient Greek ζωστήρ