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