Where does “tamtaks” come from?
tamtaks (Cebuano) comes from English thumbtack, from English tack, from French tache, from Old French tasche, from Medieval Latin tasca, from Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus — to see, to look, to observe.
tamtaks (Cebuano): thumbtack; To fix or attach something with a...
Definitions
- thumbtack; To fix or attach something with a...
Ancestry of “tamtaks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thumbtack | A small nail-like tack with a slightly rounded... |
| 2 | English | tack | A small nail with a flat head; A thumbtack; A... |
| 3 | French | tache | blot, stain or smear; spot; more or less... |
| 4 | Old French | tasche | duty; obligation |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | tasca | — |
| 6 | Latin | taxa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 7 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 10 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 11 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 15 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |