Where does “tecca” come from?

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

tecca (Italian): Alternative form of teccola; Synonym of pittima...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of teccola; Synonym of pittima...

Ancestry of “tecca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianteccolaspot, fleck; flaw, fault; Synonym of voltolino
2Italiantaccolajackdaw; mangetout, snow pea or sugar pea
3Italiantaccanotch, nick; third-person singular present...
4Frankishtakkō
5Proto-Germanictakkôspike, thorn, prickle
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeǵ-to rip, tear

Words derived from “tecca

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deǵ-