Where does “untannable” come from?
untannable (English) comes from English tannable, from English tan, from French tan, from French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos — to stretch, to extend.
untannable (English): Incapable of being tanned
Definitions
- Incapable of being tanned
Ancestry of “untannable”, step by step
untannable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tannable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tannable | Suitable to be tanned |
| 2 | English | tan | A yellowish-brown colour; A darkening of the skin... |
| 3 | French | tan | pulped oak bark used in the tanning process |
| 4 | French | ton | Your, thy; Tone; Tone, shade |
| 5 | Old French | ton | your |
| 6 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |