Where does βnonattachableβ come from?
nonattachable (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 πππ°πΊπ° β to cover; pole, stick, beam.
nonattachable (English): Not attachable
Definitions
- Not attachable
Ancestry of βnonattachableβ, step by step
nonattachable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English attachable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | attachable | Able to be attached |
| 2 | English | attach | To fasten, to join to; To adhere; to be attached;... |
| 3 | Middle English | attachen | β |
| 4 | Old French | atachier | to attach |
| 5 | Old French | estachier | Alternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten... |
| 6 | Old French | estache | stake; strap |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | staca | a stake |
| 8 | Gothic | πππ°πΊπ° | β |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | stakΓ΄ | stake |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |