Where does “attaseasalkku” come from?
attaseasalkku (Finnish) comes from English attaché case, from English attaché, from French attaché, from French attacher, from Old French atachier, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
attaseasalkku (Finnish): attaché case
Definitions
- attaché case
Ancestry of “attaseasalkku”, step by step
attaseasalkku traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English attaché case
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | attaché case | A box-style briefcase, scrunched over a hinged... |
| 2 | English | attaché | A diplomatic officer, usually one who plays a... |
| 3 | French | attaché | past participle of attacher; attached |
| 4 | French | attacher | to affix, bind, tie something to something else,... |
| 5 | Old French | atachier | to attach |
| 6 | Old French | estachier | Alternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten... |
| 7 | Old French | estache | stake; strap |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | staca | a stake |
| 9 | Gothic | 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | stakô | stake |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
via Finnish salkku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | salkku | briefcase, portfolio; Short for arvopaperisalkku;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | salkku | — |
via Finnish attasea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | attasea | attaché |