First attested in English during the 14th century, the word oyster comes from Old French oistre, in turn from Latin ostrea, the feminine form of ostreum, which is the latinisation of the Greek á½ÏÏÏÎµÎ¿Î½ (ostreon), oyster. Compare á½ÏÏÎ­Î¿Î½ (osteon), bone.irst attested in English during the 14th century, the word oyster comes from Old French oistre, in turn from Latin ostrea, the feminine form of ostreum, which is the latinisation of the Greek á½ÏÏÏÎµÎ¿Î½ (ostreon), oyster. Compare á½ÏÏÎ­Î¿Î½ (osteon), bone.
Lewis is a surname in the English language. It has several independent origins. One of origins of the surname, in England and Wales, is from the Norman personal name Lowis, Lodovicus.This name is composed of the Germanic elements hlod and wig, meaning fame and war.he name Lowis spread to England through the Normans. Lewis has since become confused with other unrelated names. One such name is Llywelyn in Welsh which has been Anglicised into Lewis, with among the earliest examples being the Lewis family of Glamorgan in the 1540s.
This most interesting and unusual surname is of Old French origin, introduced into England after the Conquest of 1066, and derives from the French personal name Moise, which is the French form of Moses, the Hebrew form of the name Moshe which is of Egyptian origin.