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Where does “tartiner” come from?

tartiner (French) comes from French tartine, from French tarte, from German torte, from Italian torta, from Late Latin torta, from Latin torta panis, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

tartiner (French): to spread

Definitions

  1. to spread

Ancestry of “tartiner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchtartineA slice of bread topped with sweet or savoury...
2Frenchtartepie, tart; slap; something easy to do
3Germantorteinflection of torten: ## first-person singular...
4Italiantortapie, tart, cake or similar; roundel; The act of...
5Late Latintorta—
6Latintorta panistwisted bread
7Latintortustwisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted
8Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
9Proto-Italic-tus—
10Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “tartiner”

  • frigotartinable
  • tartinable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →