Where does “toneâ” come from?

toneâ (Bourguignon) comes from Bourguignon eâ, from Old French iaue, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

toneâ (Bourguignon): barrel; round vessel made from staves bound with a hoop

Definitions

  1. barrel; round vessel made from staves bound with a hoop

Ancestry of “toneâ”, step by step

toneâ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bourguignon eâ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bourguignoneâwater
2Old Frenchiauewater
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

via Bourguignon tone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bourguignontone—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →