Where does “tantus” come from?

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

tantus (Latin): of such size, of such measure; so much, so great

Definitions

  1. of such size, of such measure; so much, so great

Ancestry of “tantus”, step by step

tantus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin tam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintamso, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree
2Proto-Indo-Europeantéh₂m—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Proto-Indo-European ten-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “tantus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →