Etymograph

English

tannability

From tan + -ability.

Formed from tan + -ability

Gaulish *tannos ‘green oak’

Old French tan ‘tanbark’

Middle English tan ‘oak bark’

English tan

Today it means

noun The quality of being tannable.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tannability”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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