Where does “atorney” come from?

atorney (Cornish) comes from English attorney, from Middle English attourne, from Old French atorné, from Old French atourner — to attorn.

atorney (Cornish): attorney

Definitions

  1. attorney

Ancestry of “atorney”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishattorneyA lawyer; one who advises or represents others in...
2Middle Englishattourne—
3Old Frenchatornépast participle of atorner
4Old Frenchatournerto attorn
Every word from Old French atourner →Every word from Old French atorné →Every word from Middle English attourne →