tan

English

/tæn/

noun
Definitions
  • A yellowish-brown colour.
  • A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
  • The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.

Etymology

Borrowed from French tan (tanbark) derived from Gaulish tanno- (green oak) derived from Proto-Celtic *tannos (green oak) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰonu, *(s)dʰonu (fir).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰonu, *(s)dʰonu

Gloss

fir

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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