Definitions for yester-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
yes•ter*ˈyɛs tər(adj.)
of or pertaining to yesterday (usu. used in combination):
yesternight.
* Archaic..
Origin of yester:
1570–80; extracted from yesterday
yester-
a combining form occurring in words that denote a time one period prior to the present period, the nature of the period being specified by the second element of the compound:
yesteryear.
Category: Affix
Origin of yester-:
OE geostran, c. OHG gestre; akin to L hesternus of yesterday
Wiktionary
yester-(Prefix)
Belonging to the day preceding the present; next before the present.
yester-(Prefix)
Denoting former, earlier, or previous times.
Origin: From yester-, yister-, from geostran-, giestran-, from gistr-, from dǵheis-. Cognate with 033203390343034403420330-. More at yesterday.
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