Where does “tan” come from?
tan (French) comes from French ta, from Old French ta, from Latin tua, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być — to be able.
tan (French): pulped oak bark used in the tanning process
Definitions
- pulped oak bark used in the tanning process
Ancestry of “tan”, step by step
tan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French ta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ta | your |
| 2 | Old French | ta | your |
| 3 | Latin | tua | inflection of tuus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 4 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 5 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 6 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 7 | Polish | tu | here |
| 8 | Polish | być | to be |
| 9 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 10 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via French ton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ton | Your, thy; Tone; Tone, shade |
| 2 | Old French | ton | your |
| 3 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |