Where does “tole” come from?
Tole comes from French tôle, from French table, from Latin tabula, meaning a flat surface or board.
tole (English): A decorative metalware having a lacquered or...
Definitions
- A decorative metalware having a lacquered or...
Ancestry of “tole”, step by step
tole traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Apostol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Apostol | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | apostolus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόστολος | one who is sent; messenger, envoy, ambassador;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀποστέλλω | to send off, send away from; to send off,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via French tôle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tôle | sheet metal; Alternative form of taule |
| 2 | French | table | table; flat surface atop various objects; flat... |
| 3 | Old French | table | table |
| 4 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |
via Old English tyll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | tyll | — |