Where does βticket boothβ come from?
ticket booth (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.
ticket booth (English): A small stall for the sale of tickets
Definitions
- A small stall for the sale of tickets
Ancestry of βticket boothβ, step by step
ticket booth 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 |