LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

tostus

tostus (feminine tosta, neuter tostum)
Classical[ˈtɔs.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɔs.tus]

Meaning

  1. participleroasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted.
  2. participleparched, dried up, having been parched.

tostus, a, um, Part. of torreo.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ters-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥stós
  3. Proto-Italic*torstos
  4. Latintostus

Perfect passive participle of torreō (“to scorch, roast”, for earlier *torstus). From Proto-Italic *torstos, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥s-tó-s.

Descendants
  • Catalantost
  • Italiantosto
  • Occitantost
  • Frenchtôtfrom Old French tost
  • Portuguesetostefrom Old French tost
  • Franco-Provençaltoût
  • Neapolitantuosto
  • Galiciantostefrom Old French tost
  • Siciliantostu
  • TranslingualTosta

Quick answers

What does tostus mean in Latin?
tostus, a verb, means “roasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted.; parched, dried up, having been parched.”.
What are the principal parts of tostus?
tostus, tosta, tostum (first/second-declension participle).
How do you pronounce tostus?
In classical Latin, [ˈtɔs.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɔs.tus].
Where does tostus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ters- → Proto-Indo-European *tr̥stós → Proto-Italic *torstos → Latin tostus.