Where does “taranca” come from?
taranca (Latin) comes from Gaulish tarankā, from Proto-Celtic tarankyos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
taranca (Latin): large iron pin
Ancestry of “taranca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Gaulish | tarankā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | tarankyos | nail |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |