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Where does “toril” come from?

toril (English) comes from Spanish toril, from Spanish -il, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

toril (English): The bullpen from which the bull enters the ring,...

Definitions

  1. The bullpen from which the bull enters the ring,...

Ancestry of “toril”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtorilbullpen
2Spanish-il-ile
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →