Where does “tonto” come from?

tonto (English) comes from Spanish tonto, from Western Apache kounʼnde — wild rough people.

tonto (English): crazy, mad; a traditional Ugandan fermented...

Definitions

  1. crazy, mad; a traditional Ugandan fermented...

Ancestry of “tonto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtontostupid; silly, foolish; a fool, a stupid person
2Western Apachekounʼndewild rough people
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