Where does “aiming” come from?
Aim comes from Middle English amen, from Latin amen (to direct toward), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to" or "toward."
aiming (English): present participle of aim; The act of one who...
Definitions
- present participle of aim; The act of one who...
Ancestry of “aiming”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | aim | The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an... |
| 2 | Middle English | amen | amen |
| 3 | Old English | āmen | amen, so be it |
| 4 | Ecclesiastical Latin | amen | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀμήν | truly, certainly; so be it |
| 6 | Hebrew | אמן | Used to express agreement with what was just... |
Words derived from “aiming”