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Where does “distaccato” come from?

distaccato (Italian) comes from Italian distaccare, from Middle French destacher, from Old French destachier, from Old French des, from Old French de, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre — to give.

distaccato (Italian): detached; past participle of distaccare; past...

Definitions

  1. detached; past participle of distaccare; past...

Ancestry of “distaccato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandistaccareto separate; to remove, detach, or take off; to...
2Middle Frenchdestacherto detach; to separate
3Old Frenchdestachierto detach; to separate
4Old Frenchdes—
5Old Frenchdeof; from
6Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
7Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
8Latindāre—
9Proto-Italicdidōgive
10Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
11Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “distaccato”

  • distaccatamente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →