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Where does “attempt” come from?

attempt (English) comes from Middle English attempten.

attempt (English): To try; To try to move, by entreaty, by...

Definitions

  1. To try; To try to move, by entreaty, by...

Ancestry of “attempt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishattempten—

Words derived from “attempt”

  • attempter
  • reattempt
  • attempteth
  • attemptest
  • attemptable
  • attemptive
  • unattemptable
  • attemptability
Every word from Middle English attempten →