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togaEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
Borrowed directly from Latin toga, from tegō (“to clothe”). Doublet of toge. The Philippine (and Indonesian) senses are due to the resemblance of the white ceremonial gowns worn by graduates of institutions to the loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
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Did candidates claim moral purity?
The whitened toga is historical and lexical. Reading it as a guaranteed moral-purity claim goes beyond what the word formation alone proves.
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A candidate was “dressed in white.”
Roman office-seekers signaled purity and visibility with a whitened toga.
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