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Where does “attending” come from?

Attending comes from English attend, from Old English -ing, from Latin attendere meaning "to stretch toward," from Latin ad- meaning "to" or "toward."

attending (English): That attend or attends; that is or are in...

Definitions

  1. That attend or attends; that is or are in...

Ancestry of “attending”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishattendTo listen to ; to pay attention to; regard; heed;...
2Middle Englishattendento attend
3Old Frenchatendreto wait
4Latinattendō—
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 “attending”

  • nonattending
  • unattending
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