Where does “quercitannic” come from?
quercitannic (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.
quercitannic (English): Of or pertaining to quercitannic acid or its...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to quercitannic acid or its...
Ancestry of “quercitannic”, step by step
quercitannic 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 |
via English quercus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quercus | — |