Where does “taco” come from?

taco (Portuguese) 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.

taco (Portuguese): cue; bat; stick; Bete-ombro; taco

Definitions

  1. cue; bat; stick; Bete-ombro; taco

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

Words derived from “taco

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deǵ-