Where does βpawnticketβ come from?
pawnticket (English) comes from English ticket, from Middle French estiquet, from Middle French estiquier, from Middle French estacher, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca, from Gothic πππ°πΊπ° β to cover; pole, stick, beam.
pawnticket (English): A ticket issued by a pawnbroker to the customer, by which they can later redeem the pawned article
Definitions
- A ticket issued by a pawnbroker to the customer, by which they can later redeem the pawned article
Ancestry of βpawnticketβ, step by step
pawnticket traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ticket
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ticket | A pass entitling the holder to admission to a... |
| 2 | Middle French | estiquet | a slip of paper with names of witnesses on it |
| 3 | Middle French | estiquier | Alternative form of estacher |
| 4 | Middle French | estacher | 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 |
via English pawn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pawn | The most common chess piece, or a similar piece... |
| 2 | Middle English | paun | Alternative form of pown |
| 3 | Old French | pan | bit; piece; part; a piece of armor |
| 4 | Latin | pannus | cloth; rag; garment |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pehβn- | something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth; to... |