Etymology

tutty

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Today it means: A powdered form of impure zinc oxide used for polishing. Full definition →

French tutie ← Latin tutia ← Arabic تُوتِيَاء
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromतुत्था
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromتوتیا
  3. Arabic · derived fromتُوتِيَاء
  4. Latin · derived fromtutia
  5. French · derived fromtutie
  6. English todaytutty

From French tutie; compare Spanish tutía, atutía, from Latin tutia, from Arabic تُوتِيَاء (tūtiyāʔ), from Classical Persian توتیا (tūtyā), from Sanskrit तुत्था (tutthā).

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