Where does “tolol” come from?

tolol (Indonesian) comes from Malay tolol, from Portuguese tolo, from Latin toles, from Proto-Italic tonslis, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tolol (Indonesian): stupid, foolish, moronic

Definitions

  1. stupid, foolish, moronic

Ancestry of “tolol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytololstupid, foolish, moronic
2Portuguesetolofoolish; silly; fool, idiot
3Latintolestonsillitis; goitre
4Proto-Italictonslis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tolol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tonslis →Every word from Latin toles →
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