LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

toppus

*toppus m (oblique *toppum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancemasculinereconstructionsummit, top

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative/ˈtoppos//ˈtoppi/

Origins

  1. Proto-Germanic*tuppaz
  2. Latintoppus

Frankish *toppbor. Latin *toppus Borrowed from Frankish *topp (“summit, top”).

Descendants
  • Spanishtopefrom Old French top
  • Portuguesetopofrom Old French top
  • Portuguesetopetefrom Old French top
  • Frenchtoupetfrom Old French top
  • Frenchtoupiefrom Old French top
  • Italiantoppo
  • Galiciantopefrom Old French top
  • Galiciantopetefrom Old French top
  • Normantoupetfrom Old French top
  • Normantupéfrom Old French top

Quick answers

What does toppus mean in Latin?
toppus, a noun, means “summit, top”.
Where does toppus come from?
Proto-Germanic *tuppaz → Latin toppus.