Where does “semi-detachment” come from?
semi-detachment (English) comes from English detachment, from French détachement, from French détacher, from French tacher, from French tache, from Old French tasche, from Medieval Latin tasca, from Latin taxa — to look at.
semi-detachment (English): The state of being semi-detached
Definitions
- The state of being semi-detached
Ancestry of “semi-detachment”, step by step
semi-detachment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English detachment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | detachment | The action of detaching; separation; The state of... |
| 2 | French | détachement | detachment |
| 3 | French | détacher | to remove spots, stains; to detach, unbind or... |
| 4 | French | tacher | to soil or stain; to tarnish one's reputation |
| 5 | French | tache | blot, stain or smear; spot; more or less... |
| 6 | Old French | tasche | duty; obligation |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | tasca | — |
| 8 | Latin | taxa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 9 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 10 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 12 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 13 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 17 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |