Where does “tonellus” come from?

tonellus (Latin) comes from Old French tonel, from Old French tone, from Late Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tunna — hide, skin.

tonellus (Latin): A cask or barrel

Definitions

  1. A cask or barrel

Ancestry of “tonellus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtonelbarrel
2Old Frenchtonelarge barrel
3Late Latintunnatun, box
4Proto-Celtictunnahide, skin
Every word from Proto-Celtic tunna →Every word from Late Latin tunna →Every word from Old French tone →