Where does “staccare” come from?
staccare (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.
staccare (Italian): to remove, take or take down; to tear out; to...
Definitions
- to remove, take or take down; to tear out; to...
Ancestry of “staccare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | distaccare | to separate; to remove, detach, or take off; to... |
| 2 | Middle French | destacher | to detach; to separate |
| 3 | Old French | destachier | to detach; to separate |
| 4 | Old French | des | — |
| 5 | Old French | de | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 7 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 8 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |