attach

Attached it's a verb which refers to add something, placing it next to something else or resting it on it. The concept derives from adosser, a word from the French language. However, it is considered that this, in turn, derives from Latin. Specifically, it is determined that it is the result of the sum of two Latino components:
-The prefix “ad-”, which means “towards”.
-The noun “dorsum”, which can be translated as “back”.

Attachment can be physical or symbolic. If we go back to the first example we mentioned in this note, attaching a filter to a tap is a concrete action that involves adding a physical object (the filter) to another (the tap). Thus, when the person open the tap, the water first goes through the filter and then comes out.

The same can be said for the adding a lane for bicycles on the avenues (a new lane is built, attached to the usual lanes of the avenue) and the prohibition of including elements in a bumper (in this case, an object cannot be added to the device that already comes with the car from its manufacture).

Currently, the word attached and its derived adjective "attached" is widely used to refer to a specific type of home. Specifically, we speak of semi-detached houses to refer to two or three that are stuck one next to the other. They usually have a long floor plan, only have windows at the ends and have become those that can be found in many residential neighborhoods.

If they have experienced remarkable growth in recent decades, it is because semi-detached houses are considered to be cheaper, include a large common area and manage to create a sense of community. On the contrary, they are blamed as something negative that they are not independent dwellings.

Also in the field of architecture, the term attached is used to refer to a column that is attached to a wall or to another element of the building, both for reasons of stability and simple ornamentation.

Within the field of lighting, we find certain types of lights that are identified or characterized because they are literally attached to the ceiling or wall. It is, therefore, lights that manage to customize any room to the maximum and thus adapt it to the needs that may be had in it.

They can also be attached symbolic things or immaterial matters. A sports journalist may claim that the coach of a sports team football try to attach major velocity the team through changes in the line-up and the application of a new tactic. The "velocity" that it is attached is not something that can be felt and it is even difficult to measure.