Where does “tatonnement” come from?
tatonnement (English) comes from French tâtonnement, from French tâtonner, from French tâter, from Old French taster, from Vulgar Latin tastare, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος — to look at.
tatonnement (English): An iterative auction process by which an exchange...
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- An iterative auction process by which an exchange...
Ancestry of “tatonnement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tâtonnement | groping; trial and error |
| 2 | French | tâtonner | to feel one's way, grope around |
| 3 | French | tâter | to feel; to get a feel for |
| 4 | Old French | taster | to taste; to touch; to hit; to strike |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | tastare | to touch, feel; present active infinitive of... |
| 6 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 9 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 10 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 14 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |