Where does “Tarot” come from?

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

Tarot (German): tarot

Definitions

  1. tarot

Ancestry of “Tarot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtarottarot
2Italiantaroccotarot; tarot card; a variety of orange cultivated...
3GermanTarocktarot cards; A game played with tarot cards
Every word from German Tarock →