Where does “attaché” come from?
attaché (French) comes from French attacher, from Old French atachier, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca, from Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰, from Proto-Germanic stakô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
attaché (French): past participle of attacher; attached
Definitions
- past participle of attacher; attached
Ancestry of “attaché”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | attacher | to affix, bind, tie something to something else,... |
| 2 | Old French | atachier | to attach |
| 3 | Old French | estachier | Alternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten... |
| 4 | Old French | estache | stake; strap |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | staca | a stake |
| 6 | Gothic | 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stakô | stake |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
Words derived from “attaché”