Where does “tagetage” come from?
tagetage (Danish) comes from Danish etage, from French étage, from Old French estage, from Old French ester, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
tagetage (Danish): attic, top storey, top floor
Definitions
- attic, top storey, top floor
Ancestry of “tagetage”, step by step
tagetage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish etage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | etage | storey, story, floor; deck |
| 2 | French | étage | floor, storey; stage, division of a geological... |
| 3 | Old French | estage | house; dwelling; lodging; room; house; building;... |
| 4 | Old French | ester | to be; to stay; to remain |
| 5 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |