Where does “tunelador” come from?

tunelador (Catalan) comes from Catalan tunelar, from Catalan túnel, from English Tunnel, from Old French tonel, from Old French tone, from Late Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tunna — hide, skin.

tunelador (Catalan): tunnelling

Definitions

  1. tunnelling

Ancestry of “tunelador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantunelarto tunnel
2Catalantúneltunnel
3EnglishTunnelAn underground or underwater passage
4Old Frenchtonelbarrel
5Old Frenchtonelarge barrel
6Late Latintunnatun, box
7Proto-Celtictunnahide, skin
Every word from Proto-Celtic tunna →Every word from Late Latin tunna →Every word from Old French tone →