Where does “tako” come from?
tako (Indonesian) comes from English 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.
tako (Indonesian): taco: a Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa
Definitions
- taco: a Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa
Ancestry of “tako”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taco | A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa |
| 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 |