Where does “tapear” come from?

tapear (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tapetar, from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.

tapear (Portuguese): to trick, to fool

Definitions

  1. to trick, to fool

Ancestry of “tapear”, step by step

tapear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese tapetar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetapetar—
2Portuguese-arforms the impersonal infinitive of...
3Old Portuguese-ar—
4Latin-arepresent active infinitive of -ō; -āre;...
5Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
6Proto-Italic-ōd—
7Proto-Indo-European-éad—

via Portuguese tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetapaslap; argument without a replica; discrete...
2Gothictappa—
3Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éad →Every word from Portuguese -ar →Every word from Latin -o →