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
- Any of a group of small suboscine passeriform...
Ancestry of “tapaculo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | tapaculo | tapaculo |
| 2 | Spanish | tapar | to cover; to cap, to close with a lid, to put a... |
| 3 | Spanish | tapa | lid, cap; the bottom of a shoe's heel; cover |
| 4 | Gothic | tappa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |