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Where does “toggler” come from?

toggler (English) comes from English toggle, from English -le, from Middle English -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

toggler (English): Something that toggles between two states or...

Definitions

  1. Something that toggles between two states or...

Ancestry of “toggler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoggleA wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or...
2English-leA frequentative suffix of verbs, indicating...
3Middle English-el—
4Old French-elSuffix that usually denotes a masculine noun
5Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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