Where does “अटैची” come from?
अटैची (Hindi) comes from English attaché case, from English attaché, from French attaché, from French attacher, from Old French atachier, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
अटैची (Hindi): briefcase, attaché case
Ancestry of “अटैची”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | attaché case | A box-style briefcase, scrunched over a hinged... |
| 2 | English | attaché | A diplomatic officer, usually one who plays a... |
| 3 | French | attaché | past participle of attacher; attached |
| 4 | French | attacher | to affix, bind, tie something to something else,... |
| 5 | Old French | atachier | to attach |
| 6 | Old French | estachier | Alternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten... |
| 7 | Old French | estache | stake; strap |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | staca | a stake |
| 9 | Gothic | 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | stakô | stake |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |