Where does “tone” come from?
tone (Old French) comes from Late Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tunna — hide, skin.
tone (Old French): large barrel
Ancestry of “tone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | tunna | hide, skin |
Words derived from “tone”