English
Tataouine
Tataouine comes from Arabic تَطَاوِين, and goes back to Tunisian Berber tiṭṭawin ‘springs’.
- Tunisian Berbermoderntiṭṭawin‘springs’
- Arabicc. 500–presentتَطَاوِينtaṭāwīn
- Frenchc. 1600–presentTataouine
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Tunisian Berbermoderntiṭṭawin‘springs’
- Arabicc. 500–presentتَطَاوِينtaṭāwīn
- Frenchc. 1600–presentTataouine
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Tunisian Berber tiṭṭawin
Today it means
name A city in southern Tunisia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Tunisian Berber tiṭṭawin / Tataouine