Where does “tolŝuo” come from?
tolŝuo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto tolo, from French Toile, from Old French toile, from Old French teile, from Latin tēla, from Old Dutch tegela, from Proto-Germanic *tigulā, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
tolŝuo (Esperanto): sneaker, plimsoll
Ancestry of “tolŝuo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | tolo | linen cloth |
| 2 | French | Toile | — |
| 3 | Old French | toile | fabric; web |
| 4 | Old French | teile | Alternative form of toile |
| 5 | Latin | tēla | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | tegela | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *tigulā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tigulǭ | tile; brick |
| 9 | Latin | tēgula | — |
| 10 | Latin | tegō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |