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Where does “tarot” come from?

tarot (French) comes from Italian tarocco, from German Tarock — tarot cards; A game played with tarot cards.

tarot (French): tarot

Definitions

  1. tarot

Ancestry of “tarot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantaroccotarot; tarot card; a variety of orange cultivated...
2GermanTarocktarot cards; A game played with tarot cards

Words derived from “tarot”

  • tarot
  • tarotist
  • tarotic
  • таро
  • tarotier
  • Tarot
  • tarot
  • тарот
  • ταρό
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