Where does “tona” come from?

tona (Catalan) comes from Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

tona (Catalan): ton, tonne

Definitions

  1. ton, tonne

Ancestry of “tona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintunnatun, box
2Proto-Celtictondāskin; surface, skin
3Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
4Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

Words derived from “tona”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tondā →