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
Ancestry of “taccare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | tacca | notch, nick; third-person singular present... |
| 2 | Frankish | takkō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | takkô | spike, thorn, prickle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deǵ- | to rip, tear |