Where does “toste” come from?
toste (Portuguese) comes from English toast, from Middle English tosten, from Old French toster, from Latin tostus, from Proto-Italic *torstos.
toste (Portuguese): quickly; swiftly; swift; fast; quick
Definitions
- quickly; swiftly; swift; fast; quick
Ancestry of “toste”, step by step
toste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English toast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | toast | Toasted bread; A proposed salutation while... |
| 2 | Middle English | tosten | To toast; to brown bread; To burn or heat |
| 3 | Old French | toster | to roast, grill |
| 4 | Latin | tostus | roasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *torstos | — |
via Old Portuguese toste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | toste | quickly; swiftly |
| 2 | Italian | tosto | at once, immediately; swift, rapid, hurried;... |