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yester-

yester-

See also: yester

English

Prefix

yester-

  1. (rare) Belonging to the day preceding the present; next before the present.
  2. Denoting former, earlier, or previous times.

Derived terms

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Etymology

From Middle English yester-, yister-, from Old English ġeostran-, ġiestran- ‎(“previous day, prior day”), from Proto-Germanic *gistr- ‎(“yesterday”) (cf. Dutch gisteren, German Gestern), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyes- ‎(“yesterday”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰- ‎(gistra-, “tomorrow”), Latin hesternus ‎(“of yesterday”), Ancient Greek χθές ‎(khthés, “yesterday”). More at yesterday.

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