Where does “attractin” come from?

attractin (English) comes from English attract, from Latin attractus, from Latin attrahō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

attractin (English): Any of a particular group of lectins

Definitions

  1. Any of a particular group of lectins

Ancestry of “attractin”, step by step

attractin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English attract

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishattractTo pull toward without touching; To arouse...
2Latinattractusattracted
3Latinattrahōto draw, pull or drag to or towards with force
4Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
5Latinīn-un-, non-, not
6Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
2Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
3Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
4Proto-West Germanic*in
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én