Where does “taqueria” come from?
taqueria (English) comes from Spanish taquería, from Spanish taco, from Italian tacco, from Italian taccone, from Italian tacca, from Frankish takkō, from Proto-Germanic takkô, from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- — to rip, tear.
taqueria (English): Alternative form of taqueria
Definitions
- Alternative form of taqueria
Ancestry of “taqueria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | taquería | taqueria |
| 2 | Spanish | taco | taco; peg; dowel |
| 3 | Italian | tacco | heel; chock; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Italian | taccone | patch; botch; hobnail |
| 5 | Italian | tacca | notch, nick; third-person singular present... |
| 6 | Frankish | takkō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | takkô | spike, thorn, prickle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deǵ- | to rip, tear |