Where does “attentional” come from?

Attentional comes from English attention, from Latin attentio (a stretching toward), from Latin attendere (to direct the mind toward), from Latin ad- (to) and tendere (to stretch).

attentional (English): Of or pertaining to attention

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to attention

Ancestry of “attentional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishattentionMental focus; An action or remark expressing...
2Middle Englishattencioun
3Latinattentioattention, attentiveness
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “attentional

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