Where does “taco” come from?

taco (Polish) comes from Spanish taco, from Italian tacco, from Italian taccone, from Italian tacca, from Frankish takkō, from Proto-Germanic takkô, from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- — to rip, tear.

Ancestry of “taco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtacotaco; peg; dowel
2Italiantaccoheel; chock; first-person singular present...
3Italiantacconepatch; botch; hobnail
4Italiantaccanotch, nick; third-person singular present...
5Frankishtakkō—
6Proto-Germanictakkôspike, thorn, prickle
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeǵ-to rip, tear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- →