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Where does “tatuaż” come from?

tatuaż (Polish) comes from French tatouage, from French tatouer, from English tattoo, from English tap-to, from Dutch taptoe, from Dutch tap, from Middle Dutch tappe, from Old Dutch tappo — to share, divide.

tatuaż (Polish): tattoo

Definitions

  1. tattoo

Ancestry of “tatuaż”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtatouagetattoo
2Frenchtatouerto tattoo
3EnglishtattooAn image made in the skin with ink and a needle;...
4Englishtap-to—
5Dutchtaptoetattoo, military-style music parade; sign given...
6Dutchtaptap
7Middle Dutchtappeclosing pin, stopper
8Old Dutchtappo—
9Frankishtappō—
10Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
11Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
12Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
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