Where does “tante” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchanteauntie; aunt
2Old Frenchantenominative singular of antain; aunt
3Latinamitapaternal aunt; father's sister
4Proto-Indo-Europeanamma-mother

Words derived from “tante”

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