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Where does “taranca” come from?

taranca (Vulgar Latin) comes from Proto-Celtic tarankyos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

taranca (Vulgar Latin): large iron pin

Definitions

  1. large iron pin

Ancestry of “taranca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictarankyosnail
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “taranca”

  • desatrancar
  • atrancar
  • tranca
  • trancar
  • tranca
  • tranca
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