Where does “tantoo” come from?
tantoo (English) comes from English tan, from French tan, from French ta, from Old French ta, from Latin tua, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz — to be able.
tantoo (English): A tan line planned in the style of a tattoo
Definitions
- A tan line planned in the style of a tattoo
Ancestry of “tantoo”, step by step
tantoo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tan | A yellowish-brown colour; A darkening of the skin... |
| 2 | French | tan | pulped oak bark used in the tanning process |
| 3 | French | ta | your |
| 4 | Old French | ta | your |
| 5 | Latin | tua | inflection of tuus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 7 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 8 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 9 | Polish | tu | here |
| 10 | Polish | być | to be |
| 11 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 12 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 13 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via English tattoo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tattoo | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle;... |
| 2 | English | tap-to | — |
| 3 | Dutch | taptoe | tattoo, military-style music parade; sign given... |
| 4 | Dutch | tap | tap |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | tappe | closing pin, stopper |
| 6 | Old Dutch | tappo | — |
| 7 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |