Where does “taon” come from?

taon (French) comes from Old French täun, from Vulgar Latin tabonem, from Latin tabanus — gadfly, horsefly.

taon (French): horsefly, gadfly

Definitions

  1. horsefly, gadfly

Ancestry of “taon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtäun—
2Vulgar Latintabonem—
3Latintabanusgadfly, horsefly
Every word from Latin tabanus →Every word from Vulgar Latin tabonem →Every word from Old French täun →