Where does “Toblerone” come from?
Toblerone (English) comes from Italian torrone, from Latin torrere, from Latin torreo, from Proto-Italic torzēō, from Proto-Indo-European tres-, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus — boundary, end.
Toblerone (English): A Swiss chocolate bar with honey, nougat and...
Definitions
- A Swiss chocolate bar with honey, nougat and...
Ancestry of “Toblerone”, step by step
Toblerone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian torrone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | torrone | A form of nougat traditionally eaten at Christmas |
| 2 | Latin | torrere | present active infinitive of torreō;... |
| 3 | Latin | torreo | I scorch, burn, parch; I roast, bake; I nip,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | torzēō | to burn, scorch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tres- | to tremble |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 7 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 8 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
via German Tobler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tobler | surname of one of the creators |