Where does “tan” come from?

tan (Translingual) comes from English tangent, from Latin tangentem, from Latin tangens, from Latin tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

Ancestry of “tan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtangentA straight line touching a curve at a single...
2Latintangentemaccusative masculine singular of tangēns;...
3Latintangenstouching, grasping; reaching, arriving at;...
4Latintangōto touch, grasp
5Proto-Italic*tangō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

Words derived from “tan”

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