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Where does “togliere” come from?

togliere (Italian) comes from Italian tollere, from Latin tollō, from Proto-Italic tolnō, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥néh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

togliere (Italian): to take off, pull away; to take out; to remove,...

Definitions

  1. to take off, pull away; to take out; to remove,...

Ancestry of “togliere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliantollereObsolete form of togliere
2Latintollō—
3Proto-Italictolnōlift, carry
4Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥néh₂tito be lifting
5Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

Words derived from “togliere”

  • tolta
  • togliere
  • tolto
  • tollere
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