Where does “tolol” come from?

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

tolol (Malay): stupid, foolish, moronic

Definitions

  1. stupid, foolish, moronic

Ancestry of “tolol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetolofoolish; silly; fool, idiot
2Latintolestonsillitis; goitre
3Proto-Italictonslis—
4Proto-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 →