Where does “tétine” come from?
tétine (French) comes from French tette, from Old French tete, from Frankish titta, from Proto-Germanic titt-, from Proto-Indo-European tata-, from Sanskrit तथा, from Sanskrit यथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HyátʰaH — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
tétine (French): teat (of a cow or sow)
Definitions
- teat (of a cow or sow)
Ancestry of “tétine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tette | nipple |
| 2 | Old French | tete | nipple; teat |
| 3 | Frankish | titta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | titt- | teat; nipple; breast |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tata- | father; parent; nipple |
| 6 | Sanskrit | तथा | in that manner |
| 7 | Sanskrit | यथा | in which manner or way, according as, as, like |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HyátʰaH | in which way, as, in which manner |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 10 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |