Where does “tache” come from?
tache (Middle English) comes from Old French tasche, from Frankish taska, from Proto-Germanic taskǭ, from Proto-Indo-European das-, from Translingual da, from English deca-, from French déca-, from Latin decās — front.
Ancestry of “tache”, step by step
tache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French tasche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | tasche | duty; obligation |
| 2 | Frankish | taska | pouch |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | taskǭ | bag, purse; pouch, pocket |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | das- | — |
| 5 | Translingual | da | — |
| 6 | English | deca- | Greek number... |
| 7 | French | déca- | deca- |
| 8 | Latin | decās | a decade (period of ten years) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δεκάς | the number ten; a group of ten, decade |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 12 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 13 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 14 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 15 | Turkish | ön | front |
via Old French tasse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | tasse | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | tassa | — |
| 3 | Arabic | طَاس | bowl, basin; bowl, cup |
| 4 | Persian | تست | test |
| 5 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 6 | German | testen | to test |
| 7 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 8 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 9 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 10 | Old French | teste | head |
| 11 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 12 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 13 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |