Where does “toise” come from?
toise (French) comes from Old French teise, from Latin tēnsa, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
toise (French): toise; height gauge; first-person singular...
Definitions
- toise; height gauge; first-person singular...
Ancestry of “toise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | teise | — |
| 2 | Latin | tēnsa | — |
| 3 | Latin | tendō | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “toise”