Where does “tollé” come from?
tollé (French) comes from Old French tolez, from Latin tollere, from Latin tollo, from Proto-Italic tolnō, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥néh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.
tollé (French): outcry
Ancestry of “tollé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | tolez | — |
| 2 | Latin | tollere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | tollo | I raise, lift up, elevate; I remove, take away; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | tolnō | lift, carry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tl̥néh₂ti | to be lifting |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |