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Where does “toquesain” come from?

toquesain (Old French) comes from Old Occitan tocasenh, from Old Occitan senh, from Vulgar Latin signum, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “toquesain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitantocasenh—
2Old Occitansenhbell
3Vulgar Latinsignum—
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “toquesain”

  • tocsin
  • tocsin
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