Where does “tauntress” come from?

tauntress (English) comes from English taunter, 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.

tauntress (English): A woman who taunts

Definitions

  1. A woman who taunts

Ancestry of “tauntress”, step by step

tauntress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English taunter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtaunterOne who taunts
2EnglishtauntTo make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner
3Middle Frenchtanterto tempt, try, provoke
4Old Frenchtempterto tempt; to act as a temptation
5Latintemptōto test the strength; to make an attack upon
6Latintendōto stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
7Ancient Greekτένωνtendon, sinew
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Ancient Greek τένων →Every word from Latin tendō →