Where does “tare” come from?
Tare comes from Italian tara, from Arabic طَرْح, from Proto-Indo-European der- meaning to split or peel, ultimately related to Arabic طَرَحَ and Proto-Indo-European der-.
tare (English): A vetch, or the seed of a vetch; Any of the...
Definitions
- A vetch, or the seed of a vetch; Any of the...
Ancestry of “tare”, step by step
tare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English tare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tare | Vetch or tare; a member of the genus "Vicia"; The... |
| 2 | Old English | taru | vetch, tare |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | taru | wheat; tare |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tarwō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dér(H)-uh₂ ~ dr̥(H)-wéh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |
via Middle French tare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | tare | — |
| 2 | Italian | tara | tare; defect, vice, flaw; deficiency |
| 3 | Arabic | طرح | to throw, to cast, to fling, to toss; to discard,... |
| 4 | Arabic | ر | second-person masculine singular active... |
| 5 | Arabic | رَأَى | to see |
via Japanese 垂れ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 垂れ | sauce, gravy |