Where does “tacco” come from?

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

tacco (Italian): heel; chock; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. heel; chock; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “tacco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantacconepatch; botch; hobnail
2Italiantaccanotch, nick; third-person singular present...
3Frankishtakkō—
4Proto-Germanictakkôspike, thorn, prickle
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeǵ-to rip, tear

Words derived from “tacco”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic takkô →Every word from Frankish takkō →