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Where does “toccare” come from?

toccare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin tucco, from Frankish tukkōn, from Proto-Germanic tukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

toccare (Italian): to touch

Definitions

  1. to touch

Ancestry of “toccare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latintuccoto knock, strike, offend; to strike; to touch; I...
2Frankishtukkōnto knock, strike, touch; to touch, hit; to touch
3Proto-Germanictukkōnąto tug, pull; to grab, snatch; to grasp, touch
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “toccare”

  • toccata
  • toccatalike
  • toccamento
  • multitocco
  • tocco
  • toccato
  • toccata
  • ritoccare
  • ritoccatore
  • tocca
  • intoccabilità
  • intoccabile
  • toccabile
  • токата
  • tokata
  • tokkata
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →