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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

  1. A vetch, or the seed of a vetch; Any of the...

Ancestry of “tare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtareVetch or tare; a member of the genus "Vicia"; The...
2Old Englishtaru—
3Proto-West Germanictaruwheat; tare
4Proto-Germanictarwō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandér(H)-uh₂ ~ dr̥(H)-wéh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
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