Where does “Tanzi” come from?
Tanzi (Italian) comes from Italian Lattanzio, from Latin Lactantius, from Latin lactans, from Latin lactare, from Latin lacto, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.
Ancestry of “Tanzi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Lattanzio | Lactantius |
| 2 | Latin | Lactantius | — |
| 3 | Latin | lactans | suckling, milking; flattering, deceiving |
| 4 | Latin | lactare | present active infinitive of lactō; second-person... |
| 5 | Latin | lacto | I contain or give milk, suckle; I suck milk from... |
| 6 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |