Where does “tattooage” come from?
tattooage (English) comes from English tattoo, from English tap-to, from Dutch taptoe, from Dutch tap, from Middle Dutch tappe, from Old Dutch tappo, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô — to share, divide.
tattooage (English): tattoos; patterns or artwork inked into the skin
Definitions
- tattoos; patterns or artwork inked into the skin
Ancestry of “tattooage”, step by step
tattooage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tattoo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tattoo | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle;... |
| 2 | English | tap-to | — |
| 3 | Dutch | taptoe | tattoo, military-style music parade; sign given... |
| 4 | Dutch | tap | tap |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | tappe | closing pin, stopper |
| 6 | Old Dutch | tappo | — |
| 7 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via English age
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | age | The whole duration of a being, whether animal,... |
| 2 | Middle English | age | The age of someone or rarely something; how old someone is |
| 3 | Old French | aage | age |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | age |
| 5 | Latin | aetās | the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan |
| 6 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |