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 French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus — power.
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 | French | ton | Your, thy; Tone; Tone, shade |
| 7 | Old French | ton | your |
| 8 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 9 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 10 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 11 | Polish | tu | here |
| 12 | Polish | być | to be |
| 13 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 14 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 15 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
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 |