Where does “선탠” come from?
선탠 (Korean) comes from English suntan, from English tan, from French tan, from French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos — to stretch, to extend.
선탠 (Korean): suntan
Definitions
- suntan
Ancestry of “선탠”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suntan | In humans a brown or darkened coloration of the... |
| 2 | English | tan | A yellowish-brown colour; A darkening of the skin... |
| 3 | French | tan | pulped oak bark used in the tanning process |
| 4 | French | ton | Your, thy; Tone; Tone, shade |
| 5 | Old French | ton | your |
| 6 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |