Where does “tostans” come from?

tostans (Old French) comes from Old French tans, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

tostans (Old French): always; constantly

Definitions

  1. always; constantly

Ancestry of “tostans”, step by step

tostans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French tans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtanstime
2Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
4Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

via Old French tost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtostearly; soon; quickly; straight away
2Latintostumnominative neuter singular of tostus; accusative...
3Latintostusroasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted;...
4Proto-Italic*torstos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tempos →Every word from Latin tempus →