Where does “tunneling” come from?
Tunneling comes from English tunnel, derived from Middle French tonnelle, from French tonne, from Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tunna.
tunneling (English): The act of burrowing a tunnel; The practice of...
Definitions
- The act of burrowing a tunnel; The practice of...
Ancestry of “tunneling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tunnel | An underground or underwater passage; A passage... |
| 2 | French | tonnelle | arbour |
| 3 | French | tonne | tonne, metric ton; ton; first-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | tondā | skin; surface, skin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |