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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”

  • soprattacco
  • taccheggiare
  • tacchificio
  • antitaccheggio
  • taccheggio
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