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Most historians believe the word tattoo comes from the south seas island people's word 'tatau', which means literally to 'tap repeatedly', from their method of tapping in the ink in the tattoo motifs that decorated their bodies...
The electric machine as we know it did not come into being until 1925, before that all tattoos were hand picked, or tapped in. Since then with high tech improvements it has gotten where there are very few people who still hand tap tattoos in the original south seas fashion. Hope this helps.
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How do you say tattoo in German?
The word "tattoo" has been adopted into the German language and is widely used. The actual translation would be (die) Tättowierung.
What is the afrikaans word for tattoo?
It stays tattoo.
What songs have the word tattoo in them?
Jordan sparks tattoo
What verse in the bible contains the word tattoo?
The word - tattoo - is not in the King James version.
Where did the word tattoo originate from?
Tattoo is actually a combination of two words from the Polynesian language. The word "Tata" means to tap repeatedly by hand. The word "Au" means color. Due to the way that tattoos are traditionally given, sailors travelling through the polynesian islands would ask for "Tata" "Au". Therefore evolving into one word known as "Tattoo".
How many syllables does tattoo have?
The word tattoo has two syllables. The syllables of the word are tat-too.
What other word besides tattoo has English borrowed from Samoan?
there is no other word just tattoo
What is the original language for the word tattoo?
The language of origin for the word "tattoo" is Dutch. The Dutch word "taptoe!" was adopted by the English as "tap-too" and then during the 17th century as "tattoo."
What is the original language of tattoo?
It is mostly agreed upon that the Samoans were the first to use the word that would later become "tattoo" they called what they did "tatau", which is pronounced "tuh-tao".
Where did tyga get his first tattoo?
Tyga's first tattoo was his mom's name on his neck.
How many times is the word tattoo in the bible?
In the King James version the word - tattoo - does not appear at all
What is another word for tattoo?
INK is a another word for tattoo.
