Where does “tostada” come from?
tostada (Spanish) comes from Spanish tostado, from English toast, from Middle English tosten, from Old French toster, from Latin tostus, from Proto-Italic *torstos.
tostada (Spanish): feminine singular of tostado; toast
Definitions
- feminine singular of tostado; toast
Ancestry of “tostada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | tostado | toasted; tanned; brown, dark |
| 2 | English | toast | Toasted bread; A proposed salutation while... |
| 3 | Middle English | tosten | To toast; to brown bread; To burn or heat |
| 4 | Old French | toster | to roast, grill |
| 5 | Latin | tostus | roasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *torstos | — |
Words derived from “tostada”