tache

French

noun
Definitions
  • blot, stain or smear
  • spot; more or less stain-like mark of a different color
  • (skin) blotch, mark
  • moral depravation
  • annoying or despicable person

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French tache inherited from Old French tache (stain, blemish, bolt, nail, spot) inherited from Latin *tacca derived from Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐍃 (sign, mark) derived from Proto-Germanic *taiknaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (point out, show, point, teach, instruct).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*deyḱ-

Gloss

point out, show, point, teach, instruct

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji

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