Where does “ataşe” come from?
ataşe (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آتشه, from French attaché, from French attacher, from Old French atachier, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca, from Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
ataşe (Turkish): attaché
Ancestry of “ataşe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | آتشه | — |
| 2 | French | attaché | past participle of attacher; attached |
| 3 | French | attacher | to affix, bind, tie something to something else,... |
| 4 | Old French | atachier | to attach |
| 5 | Old French | estachier | Alternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten... |
| 6 | Old French | estache | stake; strap |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | staca | a stake |
| 8 | Gothic | 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | stakô | stake |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |