Where does βattachementβ 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 πππ°πΊπ°, from Proto-Germanic stakΓ΄, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- β to cover; pole, stick, beam.
attachement (French): attachment
Ancestry of βattachementβ, 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 | πππ°πΊπ° | β |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stakΓ΄ | stake |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
Words derived from βattachementβ