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Where does “στακάτο” come from?

στακάτο (Greek) comes from Italian staccato, from Italian staccare, from Italian distaccare, from Middle French destacher, from Old French destachier, from Old French des, from Old French de, from Latin datum — to give.

στακάτο (Greek): staccato

Definitions

  1. staccato

Ancestry of “στακάτο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstaccatopast participle of staccare; past participle of...
2Italianstaccareto remove, take or take down; to tear out; to...
3Italiandistaccareto separate; to remove, detach, or take off; to...
4Middle Frenchdestacherto detach; to separate
5Old Frenchdestachierto detach; to separate
6Old Frenchdes—
7Old Frenchdeof; from
8Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
9Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
10Latindāre—
11Proto-Italicdidōgive
12Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
13Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →