Where does “tout” come from?
tout (French) comes from Middle French tout, from Old French tôt, from Vulgar Latin tōttus, from Latin tōtus, from Latin tot, from Proto-Indo-European toti, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
tout (French): whole, entirety, total; all; everything
Definitions
- whole, entirety, total; all; everything
Ancestry of “tout”, step by step
tout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French tout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | tout | all; all of; all; completely; totally; entirely |
| 2 | Old French | tôt | all |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | tōttus | — |
| 4 | Latin | tōtus | whole, all, entire, total, complete, every part |
| 5 | Latin | tot | so many |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | toti | so many |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Italian tutto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tutto | all; everything, all; anything |