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
- masculine plural of tolo; plural of tolo
Ancestry of “tolos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | tolo | foolish; silly; fool, idiot |
| 2 | Latin | toles | tonsillitis; goitre |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tonslis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |