Where does “unattachment” come from?

unattachment (English) comes from English attachment, from French attachement, from French attacher, from Old French atachier, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca, from Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

unattachment (English): The quality of being unattached; lack of...

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The quality of being unattached; lack of...

Ancestry of “unattachment”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	attachment	The act or process of attaching; A strong...
2	French	attachement	attachment
3	French	attacher	to affix, bind, tie something to something else,...
4	Old French	atachier	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	𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰	—
9	Proto-Germanic	stakô	stake
10	Proto-Indo-European	(s)teg-	to cover; pole, stick, beam

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