Where does “Tânger” come from?

Tânger (Portuguese) comes from Latin tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

Tânger (Portuguese): Tangier, a city in Morocco

Definitions

  1. Tangier, a city in Morocco

Ancestry of “Tânger”, step by step

Tânger traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin tangō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintangōto touch, grasp
2Proto-Italic*tangō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

via Arabic طَنْجَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطَنْجَة—
2LatinTingisTangier
3Punic𐤕𐤍𐤂—

via Berber UNKNOWN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BerberUNKNOWN—

Words derived from “Tânger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic *tangō →Every word from Latin tangō →