Where does “tatonare” come from?
tatonare (Romanian) comes from Romanian tatona, from French tâtonner, from French tâter, from Old French taster, from Vulgar Latin tastare, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος — to look at.
tatonare (Romanian): probing
Definitions
- probing
Ancestry of “tatonare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | tatona | to explore |
| 2 | French | tâtonner | to feel one's way, grope around |
| 3 | French | tâter | to feel; to get a feel for |
| 4 | Old French | taster | to taste; to touch; to hit; to strike |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | tastare | to touch, feel; present active infinitive of... |
| 6 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 9 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 10 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 14 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |