English
toma
Toma comes from Italian toma.
- Italianc. 1300–presenttoma
- Englishtodaytoma
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presenttoma
- Englishtodaytoma
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ‘to cut’
contempt, templar, tempestuous, 35 more
through Ancient Greek τέμνω ‘to cut, separate’
atom, epitome, dichotomous, 31 more
through Latin tomus ‘slice, portion’
Today it means
noun A semi-hard Italian cheese from Piedmont
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian toma / toma