Where does “tanto” come from?

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

tanto (Portuguese): so much; so much / so many; tanto … quanto

Definitions

  1. so much; so much / so many; tanto … quanto

Ancestry of “tanto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetantoso much
2Latintantusof such size, of such measure; so much, so great
3Latintamso, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree
4Proto-Indo-Europeantéh₂m—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “tanto”

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