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Where does “attainability” come from?

attainability (English) comes from English attain, from Middle English atteinen, from Anglo-Norman ataindre, from Latin attingo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

attainability (English): The state of being attainable

Definitions

  1. The state of being attainable

Ancestry of “attainability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishattainTo gain; To reach or come to, by progression or...
2Middle Englishatteinen—
3Anglo-Normanataindreto reach
4LatinattingoI come in contact with, touch; I assault; strike,...
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “attainability”

  • unattainability
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →