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Where does “tannin” come from?

Tannin comes from French tannin, derived from Latin tannum, which was borrowed from Gaulish tanno-, referring to oak bark used in tanning leather.

tannin (English): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives

Definitions

  1. Tannic acid or any of its derivatives

Ancestry of “tannin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtannin—
2Latintannumoak bark
3Gaulishtannos—
4Proto-Celtictannosgreen oak
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰonufir

Words derived from “tannin”

  • tanniniferous
  • tannigen
  • iodotannin
  • quercitannin
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