Where does “tanche” come from?

tanche (French) comes from Late Latin tinca, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- — to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

tanche (French): tench; idiot, moron

Definitions

  1. tench; idiot, moron

Ancestry of “tanche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latintincaa small fish, the tench
2Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- →Every word from Late Latin tinca →