Where does “taquero” come from?

taquero (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.

taquero (Spanish): Someone who makes or sells tacos; cue rack

Definitions

  1. Someone who makes or sells tacos; cue rack

Ancestry of “taquero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtacotaco; peg; dowel
2Italiantaccoheel; chock; first-person singular present...
3Italiantacconepatch; botch; hobnail
4Italiantaccanotch, nick; third-person singular present...
5Frankishtakkō—
6Proto-Germanictakkôspike, thorn, prickle
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeǵ-to rip, tear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic takkô →Every word from Frankish takkō →