Where does “atonement” come from?
Atonement comes from Middle English atone, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, derived from Latin mens meaning mind, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European méntis and men-.
atonement (English): Making amends to restore a damaged relationship;...
Definitions
- Making amends to restore a damaged relationship;...
Ancestry of “atonement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | onement | The state of being at one or reconciled |
| 2 | English | One | — |
| 3 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 4 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |