Where does “тик” come from?
тик (Russian) comes from English tick, from English ticket, from Middle French estiquet, from Middle French estiquier, from Middle French estacher, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
тик (Russian): tic; tick, ticking; teak
Definitions
- tic; tick, ticking; teak
Ancestry of “тик”, step by step
тик traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English tick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tick | A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida;... |
| 2 | English | ticket | A pass entitling the holder to admission to a... |
| 3 | Middle French | estiquet | a slip of paper with names of witnesses on it |
| 4 | Middle French | estiquier | Alternative form of estacher |
| 5 | Middle French | estacher | 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 |
via Dutch tijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tijk | A pillowcase; A type of coarse cotton fabric |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tike | — |
via French tic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tic | tic |