Where does “tanoreksia” come from?
tanoreksia (Finnish) comes from English tanorexia, 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.
tanoreksia (Finnish): tanorexia obsession with tanning
Definitions
- tanorexia obsession with tanning
Ancestry of “tanoreksia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tanorexia | A condition whose sufferers believe they are too... |
| 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 |