Where does “tante” come from?

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

tante (Latin): vocative masculine singular of tantus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of tantus

Ancestry of “tante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintantusof such size, of such measure; so much, so great
2Latintamso, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree
3Proto-Indo-Europeantéh₂m—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →