Etymology Explorer › FrenchWhere 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 the chariot or car on which the images of the gods were borne in the Circensian games 3 Latin tendō to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend 4 Ancient Greek τένων tendon, sinew 5 Proto-Indo-European ten- to stretch, to extend
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