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Where does “attributee” come from?

attributee (English) comes from English attribute, from Latin attribūtus.

attributee (English): That to which something is attributed; a target...

Definitions

  1. That to which something is attributed; a target...

Ancestry of “attributee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishattributeA characteristic or quality of a thing; A word...
2Latinattribūtus—
Every word from Latin attribūtus →