Where does “tacher” come from?
tacher (French) comes from French tache, from Old French tasche, from Frankish taska, from Proto-Germanic taskǭ, from Proto-Indo-European das-, from Translingual da, from English deca-, from French déca- — self-.
tacher (French): to soil or stain; to tarnish one's reputation
Definitions
- to soil or stain; to tarnish one's reputation
Ancestry of “tacher”, step by step
tacher traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French tache
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tache | blot, stain or smear; spot; more or less... |
| 2 | Old French | tasche | duty; obligation |
| 3 | Frankish | taska | pouch |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taskǭ | bag, purse; pouch, pocket |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | das- | — |
| 6 | Translingual | da | — |
| 7 | English | deca- | Greek number... |
| 8 | French | déca- | deca- |
| 9 | Latin | decās | a decade (period of ten years) |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δεκάς | the number ten; a group of ten, decade |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 13 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 14 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 15 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
via French attacher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |