Where does “taunter” come from?
taunter (English) comes from English taunt, from Middle French tanter, from Old French tempter, from Latin temptō, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
taunter (English): One who taunts
Definitions
- One who taunts
Ancestry of “taunter”, step by step
taunter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English taunt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taunt | To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner |
| 2 | Middle French | tanter | to tempt, try, provoke |
| 3 | Old French | tempter | to tempt; to act as a temptation |
| 4 | Latin | temptō | to test the strength; to make an attack upon |
| 5 | Latin | tendō | to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |