'aubergiste' originates from French, specifically from the word 'auberge' with the agent suffix '-iste', where 'auberge' meant 'lodging' or 'inn'.

'aubergiste' developed from Old French 'alberge' (which became modern French 'auberge') and was later formed as 'aubergiste' to denote the person who runs an auberge; this produced the modern French word 'aubergiste'.

Initially related to the place of lodging ('auberge' = lodging/inn), it evolved into the agent noun meaning 'the person who keeps or runs an auberge' (innkeeper).