Where does “ata” come from?
ata (Translingual) comes from English ATA, from English attachment, from French attachement, from French attacher, from Old French atachier, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
Ancestry of “ata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ATA | Advanced Technology Attachment; a computer bus... |
| 2 | English | attachment | The act or process of attaching; A strong... |
| 3 | French | attachement | attachment |
| 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 |