Where does “hennotannic acid” come from?
hennotannic acid (English) comes from English tannic, from French tannique, from French tan, from French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos — to stretch, to extend.
hennotannic acid (English): A brown resinous substance resembling tannin,...
Definitions
- A brown resinous substance resembling tannin,...
Ancestry of “hennotannic acid”, step by step
hennotannic acid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tannic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tannic | Pertaining to, containing, or obtained from... |
| 2 | French | tannique | tannic |
| 3 | French | tan | pulped oak bark used in the tanning process |
| 4 | French | ton | Your, thy; Tone; Tone, shade |
| 5 | Old French | ton | your |
| 6 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |