Where does “destacar” come from?

destacar (Spanish) comes from French détacher, from French tacher, from French tache, from Old French tasche, from Medieval Latin tasca, from Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus — to see, to look, to observe.

destacar (Spanish): to emphasize, to highlight, to stress, to point...

Definitions

to emphasize, to highlight, to stress, to point...

Ancestry of “destacar”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	détacher	to remove spots, stains; to detach, unbind or...
2	French	tacher	to soil or stain; to tarnish one's reputation
3	French	tache	blot, stain or smear; spot; more or less...
4	Old French	tasche	duty; obligation
5	Medieval Latin	tasca	—
6	Latin	taxa	second-person singular present active imperative...
7	Latin	taxāre	—
8	Latin	Taxus	yew
9	Ancient Greek	εἶδος	That which is seen: form, image, shape;...
10	Spanish	-scopio	-scope
11	Latin	-scopium	—
12	Ancient Greek	σκοπέω	I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
13	Ancient Greek	σκοπός	watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
14	Ancient Greek	σκέπτομαι	I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
15	Proto-Hellenic	sképťomai	to look at
16	Proto-Indo-European	spéḱyeti	to be looking at, to keep looking at
17	Proto-Indo-European	speḱ-	to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “destacar”

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