Where does “taropatch” come from?

taropatch (English) comes from English Taro, from Maori taro, from Proto-Polynesian talo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taləs — taro.

taropatch (English): A piece of land where taro is grown

Definitions

  1. A piece of land where taro is grown

Ancestry of “taropatch”, step by step

taropatch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Taro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTaroColocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato
2Maoritarotaro; bread
3Proto-Polynesiantalotaro, eddo
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaləstaro

via English patch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpatchA piece of cloth, or other suitable material,...
2Italianpazzocrazy, insane; madman
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