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Where does “tare” come from?

tare (French) comes from Italian tara, from Arabic طرح, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

tare (French): deficiency; defect, vice, flaw; tare

Definitions

  1. deficiency; defect, vice, flaw; tare

Ancestry of “tare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantaratare; defect, vice, flaw; deficiency
2Arabicطرحto throw, to cast, to fling, to toss; to discard,...
3Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
4Arabicرَأَىto see

Words derived from “tare”

  • tarer
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →