Where does “toutes” come from?
toutes (French) comes from French tout, 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.
toutes (French): feminine plural of tout
Definitions
- feminine plural of tout
Ancestry of “toutes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tout | whole, entirety, total; all; everything |
| 2 | Middle French | tout | all; all of; all; completely; totally; entirely |
| 3 | Old French | tôt | all |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | tōttus | — |
| 5 | Latin | tōtus | whole, all, entire, total, complete, every part |
| 6 | Latin | tot | so many |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | toti | so many |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |