Where does “tatua” come from?
tatua (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tatuar, from English tattoo, from English tap-to, from Dutch taptoe, from Dutch tap, from Middle Dutch tappe, from Old Dutch tappo, from Frankish tappō — to share, divide.
tatua (Portuguese): third-person singular present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “tatua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | tatuar | to tattoo |
| 2 | English | tattoo | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle;... |
| 3 | English | tap-to | — |
| 4 | Dutch | taptoe | tattoo, military-style music parade; sign given... |
| 5 | Dutch | tap | tap |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | tappe | closing pin, stopper |
| 7 | Old Dutch | tappo | — |
| 8 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |