Where does “tacho” come from?
tacho (Spanish) comes from Portuguese tacho, from Portuguese chato, from French château, from Middle French chasteau, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum, from Latin castrum, from Proto-Italic kastrom — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
tacho (Spanish): bucket; bowl; vessel
Ancestry of “tacho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | tacho | pot; pan |
| 2 | Portuguese | chato | flat; boring; annoying |
| 3 | French | château | castle |
| 4 | Middle French | chasteau | castle |
| 5 | Old French | chastel | castle, fortress |
| 6 | Latin | castellum | castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a... |
| 7 | Latin | castrum | castle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kastrom | knife |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱos-tróm | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |