Where does “tant” come from?

tant (Catalan) comes from Latin tantus, from Latin tam, from Proto-Indo-European téh₂m, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

tant (Catalan): so much, as much; so many, as many; so long; such...

Definitions

  1. so much, as much; so many, as many; so long; such...

Ancestry of “tant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintantusof such size, of such measure; so much, so great
2Latintamso, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree
3Proto-Indo-Europeantéh₂m—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “tant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European téh₂m →