Where does “tonneau” come from?

tonneau (French) comes from Middle French tonnel, from English Tunnel, from Old French tonel, from Old French tone, from Late Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tunna — hide, skin.

tonneau (French): barrel; round vessel made from staves bound with...

Definitions

  1. barrel; round vessel made from staves bound with...

Ancestry of “tonneau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtonnelbarrel
2EnglishTunnelAn underground or underwater passage
3Old Frenchtonelbarrel
4Old Frenchtonelarge barrel
5Late Latintunnatun, box
6Proto-Celtictunnahide, skin

Words derived from “tonneau”

Every word from Proto-Celtic tunna →Every word from Late Latin tunna →Every word from Old French tone →