Where does “taquiller” come from?

taquiller (Catalan) comes from Catalan taquilla, from Catalan taca, from Arabic طَاق, from Persian طاق, from Arabic طاق, from Middle Iranian tāk.

taquiller (Catalan): successful at the box-office

Definitions

  1. successful at the box-office

Ancestry of “taquiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantaquillaticket office, box office
2Catalantacastain, spot, mark
3Arabicطَاق—
4Persianطاقvault; arch
5Arabicطاقto bear; arch
6Middle Iraniantāk—
Every word from Middle Iranian tāk →Every word from Arabic طاق →Every word from Persian طاق →