Where does “Tay” come from?
Tay (English) comes from English Taylor, from English tailor, from Middle English taillour, from Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French taillier, from Latin taliō, from Latin tālis, from Proto-Indo-European tód — this; that.
Tay (English): originating on the slopes of Ben Lui and flowing eastwards through the city of Perth before becoming an estuary, the Firth of Tay
Definitions
- originating on the slopes of Ben Lui and flowing eastwards through the city of Perth before becoming an estuary, the Firth of Tay
Ancestry of “Tay”, step by step
Tay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Taylor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Taylor | A placename |
| 2 | English | tailor | A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes... |
| 3 | Middle English | taillour | tailor |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | taillour | tailor |
| 5 | Old French | taillier | to cut; to shape |
| 6 | Latin | taliō | punishment equal to the injury sustained; retaliation |
| 7 | Latin | tālis | such |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Chinese 戴
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 戴 | — |