English word origin

Etymology of Togo

From Togoville, from Ewe to (“to pound”) + go (“shore”).

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Source etymology 1

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name

A country in West Africa. Official name: Togolese Republic. · A surname.

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From Togoville, from Ewe to (“to pound”) + go (“shore”).

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Derivation mentiontoee · to pound

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Source etymology 2

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name

A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

After Japanese admiral Tōgō Heihachirō.

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Machine-source provenance

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