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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

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

Words derived from “tolo”

  • tolos
  • tolice
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