Where does “tacca” come from?

tacca (Italian) comes from Frankish takkō, from Proto-Germanic takkô, from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- — to rip, tear.

tacca (Italian): notch, nick; third-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. notch, nick; third-person singular present...

Ancestry of “tacca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishtakkō
2Proto-Germanictakkôspike, thorn, prickle
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeǵ-to rip, tear

Words derived from “tacca

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deǵ-
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