Where does “tone” come from?

tone (Old French) comes from Late Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tunna — hide, skin.

tone (Old French): large barrel

Definitions

  1. large barrel

Ancestry of “tone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latintunnatun, box
2Proto-Celtictunnahide, skin

Words derived from “tone”

Every word from Proto-Celtic tunna →Every word from Late Latin tunna →