Where does “nontannic” come from?
nontannic (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.
nontannic (English): Not tannic
Definitions
- Not tannic
Ancestry of “nontannic”, step by step
nontannic 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 |