Where does “tunar” come from?
tunar (Portuguese) comes from English tune, from Middle English tune, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być — to be able.
tunar (Portuguese): to be idle or lazy; to tune an automobile; to...
Definitions
- to be idle or lazy; to tune an automobile; to...
Ancestry of “tunar”, step by step
tunar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tune
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tune | A melody; A song, or short musical composition;... |
| 2 | Middle English | tune | Alternative form of toun |
| 3 | Old French | ton | your |
| 4 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 5 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 6 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 7 | Polish | tu | here |
| 8 | Polish | być | to be |
| 9 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 10 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via French roi de Thunes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | roi de Thunes | king of Tunis; King of Tunis |