Where does “tapping” come from?
Tapping derives from English tap, which comes from Middle English tappe, Old English tæppa, Proto-Germanic tappô, Latin papyrus, Ancient Greek πάπυρος, and Proto-Indo-European deh₂-.
tapping (English): An act of making a light hit or strike against...
Definitions
- An act of making a light hit or strike against...
Ancestry of “tapping”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tap | A tapering cylindrical pin or peg used to stop... |
| 2 | Middle English | tappe | A spigot or plug for a hole or spout; A hole or... |
| 3 | Middle English | tappen | To let fluids flow from a spout; To retail beer;... |
| 4 | Old English | tæppian | to tap |
| 5 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 6 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |