Where does “tara” come from?
tara (Italian) comes from Arabic طرح, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.
tara (Italian): tare; defect, vice, flaw; deficiency
Definitions
- tare; defect, vice, flaw; deficiency
Ancestry of “tara”, step by step
tara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic طرح
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | طرح | to throw, to cast, to fling, to toss; to discard,... |
| 2 | Arabic | ر | second-person masculine singular active... |
| 3 | Arabic | رَأَى | to see |
via Medieval Latin tara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | tara | — |
| 2 | Arabic | طَرْح | rubbish, refuse |
| 3 | Arabic | طَرَحَ | reject, deduct; to throw |
Words derived from “tara”