Where does “attainted” come from?
Attainted comes from Middle English attainte (past participle -ed), from Old English attingan (-od), from Proto-Germanic *attinganą (-ōdaz), from Proto-Indo-European roots *ad- (to) and *-tós (suffix forming past participles), ultimately from Latin attingō meaning to touch or reach.
attainted (English): simple past tense and past participle of attaint;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of attaint;...
Ancestry of “attainted”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | attaint | Convicted, attainted; Attainted; corrupted; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | atteinte | — |
| 3 | Old French | ateint | past participle of ateindre |
| 4 | Old French | ateindre | Alternative form of ataindre |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | attangere | — |
| 6 | Latin | attingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | tangō | to touch, grasp |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *tangō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |