Where does “taparrabos” come from?

taparrabos (Spanish) comes from Spanish tapar, from Spanish tapa, from Gothic tappa, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

taparrabos (Spanish): loincloth, swimming trunks

Definitions

  1. loincloth, swimming trunks

Ancestry of “taparrabos”, step by step

taparrabos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish tapar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtaparto cover; to cap, to close with a lid, to put a...
2Spanishtapalid, cap; the bottom of a shoe's heel; cover
3Gothictappa—
4Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Spanish rabo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrabotail; peduncle; penis
2Old Spanishrabotail
3Latinrāpumturnip
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrap-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tappô →