Where does “attenuate” come from?
Attenuate comes from Latin attenuare, formed from the prefix ad- meaning "to" and a root from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- meaning "to eat" or "go."
attenuate (English): To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or...
Definitions
- To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or...
Ancestry of “attenuate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | attenuatus | thinned, reduced, attenuated; weakened,... |
| 2 | Latin | attenuo | I make thin, attenuate, thin, reduce; I make... |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |