Where does “semidetachment” come from?
semidetachment (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.
semidetachment (English): detachment
Definitions
- detachment
Ancestry of “semidetachment”, step by step
semidetachment 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 |