Etymology Explorer β€Ί French

Where does β€œattachement” come from?

attachement (French) comes from French attacher, from Old French atachier, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca, from Gothic πƒπ„πŒ°πŒΊπŒ°, from Proto-Germanic stakΓ΄, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- β€” to cover; pole, stick, beam.

attachement (French): attachment

Definitions

  1. attachment

Ancestry of β€œattachement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchattacherto affix, bind, tie something to something else,...
2Old Frenchatachierto attach
3Old FrenchestachierAlternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten...
4Old Frenchestachestake; strap
5Medieval Latinstacaa stake
6Gothicπƒπ„πŒ°πŒΊπŒ°β€”
7Proto-GermanicstakΓ΄stake
8Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from β€œattachement”

  • attachment
  • reattachment
  • nonattachment
  • preattachment
  • overattachment
  • unattachment
  • postattachment
  • attachment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- β†’