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Where does “tollens” come from?

tollens (Latin) comes 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.

tollens (Latin): raising, lifting up, elevating; removing, taking...

Definitions

  1. raising, lifting up, elevating; removing, taking...

Ancestry of “tollens”, step by step

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