French word tôt comes from Proto-Italic *torzeō (Burn, scorch.)
*torzeō (Proto-Italic)
Burn, scorch.
torreo (Latin)
(of the cold) I nip, pinch.. I roast; bake.. I scorch, burn, parch.
tostum (Latin)
tostum (Vulgar Latin)
tost (Old French)
Early. Quickly; straight away. Soon.
tôt (French)
Early.