Where does “tare” come from?

tare (Middle French) comes from Italian tara, from Arabic طرح, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

Ancestry of “tare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantaratare; defect, vice, flaw; deficiency
2Arabicطرحto throw, to cast, to fling, to toss; to discard,...
3Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
4Arabicرَأَىto see

Words derived from “tare”

Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic طرح →