Where does “tanno-” come from?

tanno- (Gaulish) comes from Latin tannum, from Gaulish tannos, from Proto-Celtic tannos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰonu — fir.

tanno- (Gaulish): oak; green oak

Definitions

  1. oak; green oak

Ancestry of “tanno-”, step by step

tanno- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin tannum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintannumoak bark
2Gaulishtannos—
3Proto-Celtictannosgreen oak
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰonufir

via Proto-Celtic tanno-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictanno-green oak

Words derived from “tanno-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰonu →Every word from Proto-Celtic tannos →Every word from Gaulish tannos →