Where does “tantost” come from?
tantost (Catalan) comes from Catalan tant, from Latin tantus, from Latin tam, from Proto-Indo-European téh₂m, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
tantost (Catalan): as soon as
Definitions
- as soon as
Ancestry of “tantost”, step by step
tantost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan tant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | tant | so much, as much; so many, as many; so long; such... |
| 2 | Latin | tantus | of such size, of such measure; so much, so great |
| 3 | Latin | tam | so, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | téh₂m | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |