Where does “antain” come from?

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

antain (Old French): aunt

Definitions

  1. aunt

Ancestry of “antain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamitapaternal aunt; father's sister
2Proto-Indo-Europeanamma-mother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European amma- →Every word from Latin amita →