English
a taunto
A taunto comes from French autant ‘as much (as possible)’, and goes back to Classical Latin alterum.
- Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalterum
- Frenchc. 1600–presentautant‘as much (as possible)’
- Englishearliest quotation 1836a taunto
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalterum
- Frenchc. 1600–presentautant‘as much (as possible)’
- Englishearliest quotation 1836a taunto
Earliest quotation: 1836, John Thomas Haines, The Ocean Life: “No need of side-ropes, lads, for these marble companions.…”
Every English word from Classical Latin alterum
Today it means
adj Of a ship, especially a tall square-rigged one: in which all running rigging is hauled taut; having all spars hoisted aloft; having all sails set.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Latin alterum / a taunto