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Where does “Tyndall” come from?

Tyndall comes from English Tyne, which derives from Old English Tīna, a river name of uncertain origin and meaning.

Ancestry of “Tyndall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTyne—
2Old EnglishTīna—
3Proto-Celtic*tīn—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

Words derived from “Tyndall”

  • Tyndallization
  • Tyndallize
  • Tyndallian
  • Tyndall stone
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