Where does “tandem” come from?
tandem (Romanian) comes from French tandem, from English tandem, from Latin tandem, from Latin tam, from Proto-Indo-European téh₂m, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
tandem (Romanian): tandem
Definitions
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Ancestry of “tandem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tandem | tandem vehicle, bicycle |
| 2 | English | tandem | A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing pulling power but only the animal in front being able to steer |
| 3 | Latin | tandem | at length, at last, finally, eventually |
| 4 | Latin | tam | so, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | téh₂m | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |