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Where does “tostado” come from?

tostado (Spanish) comes from English toast, from Middle English tosten, from Old French toster, from Latin tostus, from Proto-Italic *torstos.

tostado (Spanish): toasted; tanned; brown, dark

Definitions

  1. toasted; tanned; brown, dark

Ancestry of “tostado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoastToasted bread; A proposed salutation while...
2Middle EnglishtostenTo toast; to brown bread; To burn or heat
3Old Frenchtosterto roast, grill
4Latintostusroasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted;...
5Proto-Italic*torstos—

Words derived from “tostado”

  • tostada
  • tostada
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