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
- Someone who makes or sells tacos; cue rack
Ancestry of “taquero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |