Etymology

tannin

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Today it means: Tannic acid or any of its derivatives. Full definition →

French tannin ← Latin tannum ← Gaulish *tannos
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tannin · noun1

  1. Gaulish · derived from*tannos“oak”
  2. Latin · derived fromtannum“oak bark”
  3. French · derived fromtannin
  4. English todaytannin

From French tannin, from Latin tannum (“oak bark”), from Gaulish *tannos (“oak”). Related to tan. By surface analysis, tann- + -in.

tannin · noun2

  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromתַּנִּין
  2. English todaytannin

Borrowed from Hebrew תַּנִּין (tannīn).

Words from the same roots

Frenchtannin all →

tann-tanni-

Latintannum all →

tann-tanni-

Gaulish*tannos all →

tantann-tanni-

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