Where does “SATA” come from?
SATA (English) comes from English ATA, from English attachment, from French attachement, from French attacher, from Old French atachier, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
SATA (English): Serial ATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment), a computer bus technology primarily designed for transfer of data to and from a hard disk. It is the successor to the legacy Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) standard
Definitions
- Serial ATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment), a computer bus technology primarily designed for transfer of data to and from a hard disk. It is the successor to the legacy Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) standard
Ancestry of “SATA”, step by step
SATA traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ATA
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ATA | Advanced Technology Attachment; a computer bus... |
| 2 | English | attachment | The act or process of attaching; A strong... |
| 3 | French | attachement | attachment |
| 4 | French | attacher | to affix, bind, tie something to something else,... |
| 5 | Old French | atachier | to attach |
| 6 | Old French | estachier | Alternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten... |
| 7 | Old French | estache | stake; strap |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | staca | a stake |
| 9 | Gothic | 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | stakô | stake |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
via English serial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | serial | Having to do with or arranged in a series;... |
| 2 | English | series | A number of things that follow on one after the... |
| 3 | Latin | seriēs | a row |
| 4 | Latin | serō | to sow, plant |
| 5 | Latin | sērus | late, too late |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |