The Spanish word 'tarado' (meaning 'defective' or 'damaged') has an interesting journey from Arabic origins. It comes from the Classical Arabic word 'ṭarḥ', meaning 'to subtract or remove', which evolved into the Hispano-Arabic 'ṭáraḥ' with the same meaning. This entered Spanish as the noun 'tara' meaning 'defect' or 'weight', which then formed the verb 'tarar' meaning 'to weigh' or 'to have defects'. The modern word 'tarado' is formed by adding the past participle suffix '-ado' to 'tarar', literally meaning 'having defects' or 'damaged'.

The semantic evolution from 'to subtract/remove' to 'defect/damage' makes intuitive sense - something that has had something subtracted or removed from it could be considered defective or damaged.

A simpler related Spanish word is 'tara', which means 'defect' or 'tare weight' (the weight of an empty container). This is actually the root word from which 'tarado' was derived. While 'tara' refers to the defect or weight itself, 'tarado' describes something or someone that has such defects.

The English word 'tare' (as in 'tare weight' - the weight of an empty container) is related to the Spanish 'tarado', as both come from the same Arabic root. While the Spanish word developed a broader meaning of 'defective' or 'damaged', the English word maintained a more specific meaning related to weight measurement.