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Where does β€œattachableness” come from?

attachableness (English) comes from English attachable, from English attach, from Middle English attachen, from Old French atachier, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca, from Gothic πƒπ„πŒ°πŒΊπŒ° β€” to cover; pole, stick, beam.

attachableness (English): The state or quality of being attachable

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being attachable

Ancestry of β€œattachableness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishattachableAble to be attached
2EnglishattachTo fasten, to join to; To adhere; to be attached;...
3Middle Englishattachenβ€”
4Old Frenchatachierto attach
5Old FrenchestachierAlternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten...
6Old Frenchestachestake; strap
7Medieval Latinstacaa stake
8Gothicπƒπ„πŒ°πŒΊπŒ°β€”
9Proto-GermanicstakΓ΄stake
10Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- β†’