Where does “attaintment” come from?
attaintment (English) comes from English attaint, from Middle English atteinte, from Old French ateint, from Old French ateindre, from Vulgar Latin attangere, from Latin attingere, from Latin tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō — to bite.
attaintment (English): attainder; attainture; conviction
Definitions
- attainder; attainture; conviction
Ancestry of “attaintment”, step by step
attaintment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English attaint
| 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 |