Where does “tutti” come from?
tutti (Finnish) comes from Italian tutti, from Latin tōtus, from Latin tot, from Proto-Indo-European toti, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
tutti (Finnish): pacifier; binky US, dummy UK, soother Canada
Definitions
- pacifier; binky US, dummy UK, soother Canada
Ancestry of “tutti”, step by step
tutti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian tutti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tutti | all; everybody, everyone; masculine plural of... |
| 2 | Latin | tōtus | whole, all, entire, total, complete, every part |
| 3 | Latin | tot | so many |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | toti | so many |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Swedish tutt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tutt | Alternative form of tutte; pacifier, dummy,... |