Where does “tapir” come from?

tapir (French) comes from Middle French tapir, from Old French tapir, from Frankish tappijan, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tapir (French): to hide; tapir

Definitions

  1. to hide; tapir

Ancestry of “tapir”, step by step

tapir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French tapir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtapir—
2Old Frenchtapir—
3Frankishtappijanto close, shut in, lock up
4Frankishtappō—
5Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Old Tupi tapi'ira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupitapi'iratapir
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*tapiʔirtapir

Words derived from “tapir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tappô →