Where does “lemmatical” come from?
lemmatical (English) comes from English lemmatic, from English tic, from English ticket, from Middle French estiquet, from Middle French estiquier, from Middle French estacher, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
lemmatical (English): Relating to a lemma
Ancestry of “lemmatical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lemmatic | — |
| 2 | English | tic | A sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or... |
| 3 | English | ticket | A pass entitling the holder to admission to a... |
| 4 | Middle French | estiquet | a slip of paper with names of witnesses on it |
| 5 | Middle French | estiquier | Alternative form of estacher |
| 6 | Middle French | estacher | to attach |
| 7 | Old French | estachier | Alternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten... |
| 8 | Old French | estache | stake; strap |
| 9 | Medieval Latin | staca | a stake |
| 10 | Gothic | 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | stakô | stake |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
Words derived from “lemmatical”