Where does “tapaculo” come from?

tapaculo (English) comes from Spanish tapaculo, from Spanish tapar, from Spanish tapa, from Gothic tappa, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tapaculo (English): Any of a group of small suboscine passeriform...

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of small suboscine passeriform...

Ancestry of “tapaculo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtapaculotapaculo
2Spanishtaparto cover; to cap, to close with a lid, to put a...
3Spanishtapalid, cap; the bottom of a shoe's heel; cover
4Gothictappa
5Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-Every word from Proto-Germanic tappô
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