Where does “toser” come from?

toser (Spanish) comes from English tosser, from English toss, from Middle English tossen — to buffet about, agitate, toss; to sift or winnow.

toser (Spanish): to cough

Definitions

  1. to cough

Ancestry of “toser”, step by step

toser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tosser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtosserOne who tosses or throws something; A male who...
2EnglishtossA throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial...
3Middle Englishtossento buffet about, agitate, toss; to sift or winnow

via Latin tussīre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintussīre—

Words derived from “toser”

Every word from Middle English tossen →Every word from English toss →Every word from English tosser →