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Where does “tannum” come from?

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

tannum (Late Latin): oak bark

Definitions

  1. oak bark

Ancestry of “tannum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishtanno-oak; green oak
2Latintannumoak bark
3Gaulishtannos—
4Proto-Celtictannosgreen oak
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰonufir

Words derived from “tannum”

  • tannare
  • tannare
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