Where does “sotilasattasea” come from?
sotilasattasea (Finnish) comes from Finnish attasea, from French attaché, 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.
sotilasattasea (Finnish): military attaché
Definitions
- military attaché
Ancestry of “sotilasattasea”, step by step
sotilasattasea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish attasea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | attasea | attaché |
| 2 | French | attaché | past participle of attacher; attached |
| 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 |