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Where does “etiquetar” come from?

etiquetar (Spanish) comes from Spanish etiqueta, from French étiquette, from Middle French estiquette, from Old French estechier, from Frankish stikkan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

etiquetar (Spanish): to label; to tag on social media

Definitions

  1. to label; to tag on social media

Ancestry of “etiquetar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishetiquetalabel; sticker; tag
2Frenchétiquettetag, label; etiquette, prescribed behavior
3Middle Frenchestiquettesmall pole; small note
4Old Frenchestechierto attach, stick
5Frankishstikkan—
6Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
7Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
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