Where does “tolos” come from?

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

tolos (Portuguese): masculine plural of tolo; plural of tolo

Definitions

  1. masculine plural of tolo; plural of tolo

Ancestry of “tolos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetolofoolish; silly; fool, idiot
2Latintolestonsillitis; goitre
3Proto-Italictonslis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tonslis →Every word from Latin toles →
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