ousted

The verb 'oust' entered English in the early 16th century from Anglo-French legal language, where 'ouster' meant to dispossess or eject someone from property or position. This term derives from Old French 'oster', meaning "to take away, remove, evacuate". Its lineage can be traced further back to the Latin 'obstare', composed of 'ob-' (against, in the way) and 'stare' (to stand), conveying the sense of standing against someone to block or hinder them. Over time, the specific legal sense of dispossession broadened into the modern, more general meaning of forcibly removing someone from any position of power or office. The addition of the common Germanic suffix '-ed' simply marks the word for its standard past tense and participial forms.

Structure: oust (to expel) + ed (past tense/participle suffix) - oust: From Anglo-French 'ouster', Old French 'oster', meaning "to take away, remove". Its ultimate origin is Latin 'obstare', meaning "to stand before, block". - ed: A productive English suffix of Germanic origin, used to form the past tense and past participle of regular verbs.