Where does “attainder” come from?
Attainder comes from Anglo-Norman ataindre, from Latin attingo meaning "to touch or reach," derived from Latin ad- and the Proto-Indo-European root ád.
attainder (English): The state a prisoner enters once a death sentence...
Definitions
- The state a prisoner enters once a death sentence...
Ancestry of “attainder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | ataindre | to reach |
| 2 | Latin | attingo | I come in contact with, touch; I assault; strike,... |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |