Etymology

tare

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Today it means: A vetch, or the seed of a vetch (genus Vicia, esp. Vicia sativa). Full definition →

Middle English tare ← Old English *taru ← Proto-West Germanic *taru
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tare · noun1

  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*taru
  2. Old English · inherited from*taru
  3. Middle English · inherited fromtare“vetch”
  4. English todaytare

From Middle English tare (“vetch”), from Old English *taru, from Proto-West Germanic *taru.

tare · noun, verb2

  1. Arabic · derived fromطَرْحَة“that which is thrown away”
  2. Italian · derived fromtara
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromtare
  4. English todaytare

Borrowed from Middle French tare, from Italian tara, from Arabic طَرْحَة (ṭarḥa, “that which is thrown away”), a derivative of طَرَحَ (ṭaraḥa, “to throw (away)”).

tare · noun3

Borrowed from Japanese 垂(た)れ (tare, “sauce, gravy”).

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