Where does “toiser” come from?
toiser (French) comes from French toise, from Old French teise, from Latin tēnsa, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
toiser (French): to measure, to gauge someone's height; to size up
Definitions
- to measure, to gauge someone's height; to size up
Ancestry of “toiser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | toise | toise; height gauge; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Old French | teise | — |
| 3 | Latin | tēnsa | — |
| 4 | Latin | tendō | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
Words derived from “toiser”