Where does “taccare” come from?

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

taccare (Italian): to notch

Definitions

  1. to notch

Ancestry of “taccare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantaccanotch, nick; third-person singular present...
2Frankishtakkō—
3Proto-Germanictakkôspike, thorn, prickle
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeǵ-to rip, tear
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