Where does “tostadito” come from?
tostadito (Spanish) comes from Spanish tostado, from English toast, from Middle English tosten, from Old French toster, from Latin tostus, from Proto-Italic *torstos.
Ancestry of “tostadito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |