Where does “tarot” come from?

tarot (Polish) comes from French tarot, from Italian tarocco, from German Tarock — tarot cards; A game played with tarot cards.

tarot (Polish): tarot

Definitions

  1. tarot

Ancestry of “tarot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtarottarot
2Italiantaroccotarot; tarot card; a variety of orange cultivated...
3GermanTarocktarot cards; A game played with tarot cards

Words derived from “tarot”

Every word from German Tarock →
tarot — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer