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Where does “ataunt” come from?

ataunt (English) comes from French autant, from Latin al tantu, from Latin aliud tantum.

ataunt (English): Fully rigged, as a vessel; with all sails set;...

Definitions

  1. Fully rigged, as a vessel; with all sails set;...

Ancestry of “ataunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchautantso much; autant que; as much as
2Latinal tantu—
3Latinaliud tantum—
Every word from Latin aliud tantum →