Where does “アタッシュケース” come from?
アタッシュケース (Japanese) comes from English attaché case, from English attaché, from French attaché, from French attacher, from Old French atachier, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
アタッシュケース (Japanese): attaché case
Definitions
- attaché case
Ancestry of “アタッシュケース”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | attaché case | A box-style briefcase, scrunched over a hinged... |
| 2 | English | attaché | A diplomatic officer, usually one who plays a... |
| 3 | French | attaché | past participle of attacher; attached |
| 4 | French | attacher | to affix, bind, tie something to something else,... |
| 5 | Old French | atachier | to attach |
| 6 | Old French | estachier | Alternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten... |
| 7 | Old French | estache | stake; strap |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | staca | a stake |
| 9 | Gothic | 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | stakô | stake |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |