Tollere etymology

Latin

Latin word tollere comes from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂-, Proto-Indo-European - -né-, and later Proto-Indo-European *tetólh₂e (To be holding up.)

Etymology of tollere

Detailed word origin of tollere

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*telh₂- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
- -né- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*tetólh₂e Proto-Indo-European (ine) To be holding up.
*tl̥néh₂ti Proto-Indo-European (ine) To be lifting.
*tolnō Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Lift, carry.
tollo Latin (lat) I destroy, abolish. I raise, lift up, elevate. I remove, take away.

Words with the same origin as tollere

Descendants of *telh₂-

latus