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Where does “tollere” come from?

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

tollere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “tollere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintolloI raise, lift up, elevate; I remove, take away; I...
2Proto-Italictolnōlift, carry
3Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥néh₂tito be lifting
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

Words derived from “tollere”

  • tolt
  • tolta
  • tullir
  • tullido
  • toller
  • tolto
  • tollere
  • togliere
  • tolta
  • tollé
  • toldre
  • tolez
  • toldre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- →