Where does “tosti” come from?
tosti (Dutch) comes from Italian tosti, from English toast, from Middle English tosten, from Old French toster, from Latin tostus, from Proto-Italic *torstos.
tosti (Dutch): A toasted sandwich containing cheese, usually ham...
Definitions
- A toasted sandwich containing cheese, usually ham...
Ancestry of “tosti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tosti | second-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | English | toast | Toasted bread; A proposed salutation while... |
| 3 | Middle English | tosten | To toast; to brown bread; To burn or heat |
| 4 | Old French | toster | to roast, grill |
| 5 | Latin | tostus | roasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *torstos | — |