Etymology Explorer
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Where does “tannos” come from?
tannos (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic tannos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰonu — fir.
Ancestry of “tannos”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Celtic
tannos
green oak
2
Proto-Indo-European
dʰonu
fir
Words derived from “tannos”
tan
Tanner
tawny
tanning
tannin
tannic
tannery
suntan
tannage
tanbark
tanyard
tannish
tawniness
ellagitannin
tanorexic
quercitannic
tanniniferous
tannigen
tawnily
untannable
tannable
tanling
tannum
tan
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