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Where does “tapadera” come from?

tapadera (English) comes from Spanish tapadera, 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.

tapadera (English): One of the leather hoods that cover the stirrups...

Definitions

  1. One of the leather hoods that cover the stirrups...

Ancestry of “tapadera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtapaderalid, cover; disguise, camouflage, concealing,...
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
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