Féminin

tache

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(Anglais)

(feminine) blot, stain or smear
(feminine) spot; more or less stain-like mark of a different color
(feminine) blotch, mark
(feminine) moral depravation
(feminine) annoying or despicable person

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

/taʃ/

Hérité de moyen français

Hérité de ancien français

Appartenant à Frankish

Appartenant à gotique

Appartenant à ancien haut allemand

Appartenant à ancien anglais

In summary

Inherited from Middle French tache, from Old French tache, taiche, taje (“mark, spot, stain”), from Vulgar Latin *tacca, *tecca, from Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐍃 (taikns, “mark, sign”), from Proto-Germanic *taiknaz, *taikną (“sign, mark”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show”). Influenced by forms related to Frankish *stakjan, *stakkijan (“to stick, attach”) and Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐍃 (staks, “mark”). See attacher. For levelling and shortening of diphthong ai in taikns compare Old French hanter, hangart, etc. Cognate with Old High German zeihhan (“sign, symbol, feature”), Old English tācn (“sign, marker”). More at token.