Where does “tunel” come from?

tunel (Romanian) comes from French tunnel, from English Tunnel, from Old French tonel, from Old French tone, from Late Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tunna — hide, skin.

tunel (Romanian): tunnel

Definitions

  1. tunnel

Ancestry of “tunel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtunneltunnel
2EnglishTunnelAn underground or underwater passage
3Old Frenchtonelbarrel
4Old Frenchtonelarge barrel
5Late Latintunnatun, box
6Proto-Celtictunnahide, skin

Words derived from “tunel”

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