Where does “distacar” come from?
distacar (Interlingua) comes from Portuguese destacar, from Spanish destacar, from French détacher, from French tacher, from French tache, from Old French tasche, from Medieval Latin tasca, from Latin taxa — to see, to look, to observe.
distacar (Interlingua): to detach
Definitions
- to detach
Ancestry of “distacar”, step by step
distacar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese destacar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | destacar | to highlight, to underline; to detach; to stand... |
| 2 | Spanish | destacar | to emphasize, to highlight, to stress, to point... |
| 3 | French | détacher | to remove spots, stains; to detach, unbind or... |
| 4 | French | tacher | to soil or stain; to tarnish one's reputation |
| 5 | French | tache | blot, stain or smear; spot; more or less... |
| 6 | Old French | tasche | duty; obligation |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | tasca | — |
| 8 | Latin | taxa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 9 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 10 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 12 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 13 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 17 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English detach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | detach | To take apart from; to take off; To separate for... |
| 2 | Old Irish | Dé | vocative/genitive singular of Día |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | dwīyūss | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Italian distaccare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | distaccare | to separate; to remove, detach, or take off; to... |
| 2 | Middle French | destacher | to detach; to separate |