Where does “tam” come from?

tam (Ido) comes from Latin tam, from Proto-Indo-European téh₂m, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

tam (Ido): as (in comparison), so (followed by an adj.)

Definitions

  1. as (in comparison), so (followed by an adj.)

Ancestry of “tam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintamso, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree
2Proto-Indo-Europeantéh₂m—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European téh₂m →
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