Where does “staccato” come from?
staccato (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.
staccato (Italian): past participle of staccare; past participle of...
Definitions
- past participle of staccare; past participle of...
Ancestry of “staccato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | staccare | to remove, take or take down; to tear out; to... |
| 2 | Italian | distaccare | to separate; to remove, detach, or take off; to... |
| 3 | Middle French | destacher | to detach; to separate |
| 4 | Old French | destachier | to detach; to separate |
| 5 | Old French | des | — |
| 6 | Old French | de | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 8 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 9 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |