Where does “taquear” come from?
taquear (Spanish) comes from Spanish taco, from Italian tacco, from Italian taccone, from Italian tacca, from Frankish takkō, from Proto-Germanic takkô, from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- — to rip, tear.
taquear (Spanish): to hit
Definitions
- to hit
Ancestry of “taquear”, step by step
taquear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish taco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | taco | taco; peg; dowel |
| 2 | Italian | tacco | heel; chock; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Italian | taccone | patch; botch; hobnail |
| 4 | Italian | tacca | notch, nick; third-person singular present... |
| 5 | Frankish | takkō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | takkô | spike, thorn, prickle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deǵ- | to rip, tear |
via Spanish tac
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | tac | CAT |