Where does “tappo” come from?

tappo (Italian) comes from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tappo (Italian): cap, cork, stopper, plug; shorty; clog

Definitions

  1. cap, cork, stopper, plug; shorty; clog

Ancestry of “tappo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishtappō
2Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

Words derived from “tappo

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