Where does “staccato” come from?
staccato (Polish) comes from Italian staccato, 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 — to give.
staccato (Polish): staccato
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- staccato
Ancestry of “staccato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | staccato | past participle of staccare; past participle of... |
| 2 | Italian | staccare | to remove, take or take down; to tear out; to... |
| 3 | Italian | distaccare | to separate; to remove, detach, or take off; to... |
| 4 | Middle French | destacher | to detach; to separate |
| 5 | Old French | destachier | to detach; to separate |
| 6 | Old French | des | — |
| 7 | Old French | de | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 9 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 10 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |