Where does “tonlet” come from?

tonlet (English) comes from French tonnelet, from Old French tonelet, from Old French tonel, from Old French tone, from Late Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tunna — hide, skin.

tonlet (English): An armoured skirt

Definitions

  1. An armoured skirt

Ancestry of “tonlet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtonneletkeg
2Old Frenchtonelet—
3Old Frenchtonelbarrel
4Old Frenchtonelarge barrel
5Late Latintunnatun, box
6Proto-Celtictunnahide, skin
Every word from Proto-Celtic tunna →Every word from Late Latin tunna →Every word from Old French tone →