The story
- Spanish · derived fromfrito“fried”
- Spanish · derived fromtosta“toast”
- English todayTostito
Likely from Spanish tosta (“toast”), tostado (“toasted”), with an ending matching other brands of Frito-Lay Inc. (Doritos, Cheetos, Fritos), from Spanish frito (“fried”).
Words from the same roots
Spanishfrito all →
FritoCheetosDorito
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.