Where does “tou” come from?
tou (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan tou, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być, from Polish móc, from Old Polish móc — to be able.
tou (Catalan): soft
Definitions
- soft
Ancestry of “tou”, step by step
tou traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Catalan tou
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Catalan | tou | your, yours |
| 2 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 3 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 4 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 5 | Polish | tu | here |
| 6 | Polish | być | to be |
| 7 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 8 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via Latin tōfus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tōfus | tuff (kind of rock) |