Where does “tonto” come from?
tonto (Spanish) comes from Western Apache kounʼnde — wild rough people.
tonto (Spanish): stupid; silly, foolish; a fool, a stupid person
Definitions
- stupid; silly, foolish; a fool, a stupid person
Ancestry of “tonto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Apache | kounʼnde | wild rough people |