Where does “Tinseltown” come from?
Tinseltown (English) comes from English tinsel, from Navajo -TIN, from Proto-Athabaskan tən, from Persian تن, from English ton, from English tun, from Middle English tunne, from Old English tunne — to stretch, string; to cut.
Tinseltown (English): A Christmas-themed district of a city, or a...
Definitions
- A Christmas-themed district of a city, or a...
Ancestry of “Tinseltown”, step by step
Tinseltown traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tinsel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tinsel | A shining material used for ornamental purposes;... |
| 2 | Navajo | -TIN | to freeze |
| 3 | Proto-Athabaskan | tən | ice, frost |
| 4 | Persian | تن | body; person; tonne |
| 5 | English | ton | A unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 2000... |
| 6 | English | tun | A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the... |
| 7 | Middle English | tunne | cask; barrel |
| 8 | Old English | tunne | barrel, cask |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tunnǭ | — |
| 10 | Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | tondā | skin; surface, skin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |
via English town
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | town | A settlement; an area with residential districts,... |
| 2 | Middle English | toun | town |
| 3 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 4 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |