Attach
/əˈtæʧ/noun
To fasten or join one thing to another.
Did you know?The word 'attach' comes from a term meaning 'to bind' or 'to fasten,' connecting it to magical practices of binding objects or spirits in rituals.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tag-
“to touch or fasten.”
Latin
Latin
attachere
“to fasten or to join.”
Old French
Old French
atachier
“to bind or fasten.”
Middle English
Middle English
atachen
“to attach or affix.”
Modern English
English
attach
“to fasten or join securely.”