Where does “tão” come from?

tão (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese tan, from Latin tam, from Proto-Indo-European téh₂m, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

tão (Portuguese): so; as … as; Eye dialect spelling of estão

Definitions

  1. so; as … as; Eye dialect spelling of estão

Ancestry of “tão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetanas; so; so
2Latintamso, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree
3Proto-Indo-Europeantéh₂m—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “tão”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European téh₂m →