Where does “taca” come from?
taca (Catalan) comes from Arabic طَاق, from Persian طاق, from Arabic طاق, from Middle Iranian tāk.
taca (Catalan): stain, spot, mark
Ancestry of “taca”, step by step
taca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic طَاق
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | طَاق | — |
| 2 | Persian | طاق | vault; arch |
| 3 | Arabic | طاق | to bear; arch |
| 4 | Middle Iranian | tāk | — |
via Vulgar Latin tacca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | tacca | — |
| 2 | Gothic | 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐍃 | sign, indication; miracle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | taiknaz | sign |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
Words derived from “taca”