tonto

(Αγγλικός)

Συχνότητα

A2
Με παύλα ως
ton‧to
Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/ˈtonto/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

In summary

Uncertain. Latin attonitus has been proposed, but there are phonological difficulties, namely unexpected loss of initial /a/ and lack of diphthongization; cf. the expected outcome atuendo. Tonto may have an expressive or onomatopoeic origin. Another hypothesis is that it derives from *tontum, a 'vulgar' past participle for Latin tondeo (“to shear”). Compare Italian tonto, Portuguese tonto, and Romanian tont, tânt, Sicilian ntontu.

Related words

ανόητος

βλάκας

κουτός

χαζός

αθώος

βλακώδης

κουτορνίθι

κουτό

κουτή

χαζή

χαζό

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