Where does “tonel” come from?

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

tonel (Portuguese): vat; tun; tun

Definitions

  1. vat; tun; tun

Ancestry of “tonel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetonelcask
2Old Frenchtonelbarrel
3Old Frenchtonelarge barrel
4Late Latintunnatun, box
5Proto-Celtictunnahide, skin

Words derived from “tonel”

Every word from Proto-Celtic tunna →Every word from Late Latin tunna →Every word from Old French tone →