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Where does “tete” come from?

tete (Old French) comes from Frankish titta, from Proto-Germanic titt-, from Proto-Indo-European tata-, from Sanskrit तथा, from Sanskrit यथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HyátʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

tete (Old French): nipple; teat

Definitions

  1. nipple; teat

Ancestry of “tete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishtitta—
2Proto-Germanictitt-teat; nipple; breast
3Proto-Indo-Europeantata-father; parent; nipple
4Sanskritतथाin that manner
5Sanskritयथाin which manner or way, according as, as, like
6Proto-Indo-IranianHyátʰaHin which way, as, in which manner
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
8Proto-Finnicwiša—
9Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “tete”

  • teat
  • tata
  • teet
  • teated
  • teatless
  • teatlike
  • hind teat
  • Tetilla
  • tetazo
  • teta
  • tetilla
  • tita
  • tette
  • tettes
  • tétin
  • tita
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