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English word origin

Etymology of tare

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

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A vetch, or the seed of a vetch (genus Vicia, esp. Vicia sativa). · Any of the tufted grasses of the genus Lolium; darnel. · A damaging weed growing in fields of grain.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mentiontareenm · vetch
  • Inherited-form mention*taruang
  • Inherited-form mention*tarugmw-pro
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

To take into account the weight of the container, wrapping etc. in weighting merchandise. · To set a zero value on an instrument (usually a balance) that discounts the starting point.

noun

The empty weight of a container; unladen weight.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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)”).

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Borrowed-form mentiontarefrm
  • Derivation mentiontarait
  • Derivation mentionطَرْحَةar · that which is thrown away
  • Root classification mentionط ر حar
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Source etymology 4

Original entry ↗
noun

Any of various dipping sauces served with Japanese food, typically based on soy sauce.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

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