Where does “tolo” come from?

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

tolo (Portuguese): foolish; silly; fool, idiot

Definitions

  1. foolish; silly; fool, idiot

Ancestry of “tolo”, step by step

tolo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin toles

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintolestonsillitis; goitre
2Proto-Italictonslis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Latin stolidus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstolidusstupid, foolish
2Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “tolo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tonslis →Every word from Latin toles →