Where does “tante” come from?

tante (Latvian) comes from German Tante, from French tante, from Middle French tante, from Middle French ante, from Old French ante, from Latin amita, from Proto-Indo-European amma- — mother.

tante (Latvian): aunt

Definitions

aunt

Ancestry of “tante”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Tante	aunt; woman, broad
2	French	tante	aunt
3	Middle French	tante	—
4	Middle French	ante	auntie; aunt
5	Old French	ante	nominative singular of antain; aunt
6	Latin	amita	paternal aunt; father's sister
7	Proto-Indo-European	amma-	mother

Every word from Proto-Indo-European amma- →Every word from Latin amita →Every word from Old French ante →