Where does “tacokuori” come from?
tacokuori (Finnish) comes from Finnish taco, 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.
tacokuori (Finnish): taco shell
Definitions
- taco shell
Ancestry of “tacokuori”, step by step
tacokuori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taco | taco |
| 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 |
via Finnish kuori
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuori | skin; peel; shale |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kor | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kórr | — |
| 4 | Latin | chorus | chorus (all forms); a performance with dancing and singing; a troop or band of dancers and singers; performers |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χορός | dance ring, round dance; dance accompanied by... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |