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Where does “tosti” come from?

tosti (Italian) comes from English toast, from Middle English tosten, from Old French toster, from Latin tostus, from Proto-Italic *torstos.

tosti (Italian): second-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “tosti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoastToasted bread; A proposed salutation while...
2Middle EnglishtostenTo toast; to brown bread; To burn or heat
3Old Frenchtosterto roast, grill
4Latintostusroasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted;...
5Proto-Italic*torstos—

Words derived from “tosti”

  • tosti
  • tosti-ijzer
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