Where does “tara” come from?
tara (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin tara, from Arabic طَرْح, from Arabic طَرَحَ — reject, deduct; to throw.
tara (Spanish): tare; defect, flaw, vice; deficiency
Definitions
- tare; defect, flaw, vice; deficiency
Ancestry of “tara”, step by step
tara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin tara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | tara | — |
| 2 | Arabic | طَرْح | rubbish, refuse |
| 3 | Arabic | طَرَحَ | reject, deduct; to throw |
via Quechua tara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quechua | tara | — |