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Where does “staccamento” come from?

staccamento (Italian) comes 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, from Latin datus — to give.

staccamento (Italian): removal, detaching

Definitions

  1. removal, detaching

Ancestry of “staccamento”, step by step

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