Where does “tarma” come from?
tarma (Italian) comes from Latin tarmes, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
tarma (Italian): moth, clothes moth; third-person singular present...
Definitions
- moth, clothes moth; third-person singular present...
Ancestry of “tarma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tarmes | a worm that eats wood; a woodworm |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
Words derived from “tarma”