Where does “tocalo” come from?
tocalo (Asturian) comes from Asturian lo, from Latin illud, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.
tocalo (Asturian): "A compound of tocar and lo"
Definitions
- "A compound of tocar and lo"
Ancestry of “tocalo”, step by step
tocalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Asturian lo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asturian | lo | the; it |
| 2 | Latin | illud | nominative neuter singular of ille; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | -ce | affixed, usually to demonstratives, forming... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 5 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |
via Asturian tocar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asturian | tocar | to touch; to play |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *toccāre, *tuccāre | — |
| 3 | Frankish | tukkōn | to knock, strike, touch; to touch, hit; to touch |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tukkōną | to tug, pull; to grab, snatch; to grasp, touch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |