Where does “tanneur” come from?

tanneur (French) comes from French tanner, from French tan, from French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos — to stretch, to extend.

tanneur (French): tanner

Definitions

  1. tanner

Ancestry of “tanneur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtannerto tan
2Frenchtanpulped oak bark used in the tanning process
3FrenchtonYour, thy; Tone; Tone, shade
4Old Frenchtonyour
5LatintonusThe stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;...
6Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
7Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
8Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
9Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tónos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tónos →