Where does “attriter” come from?
attriter (English) comes from English attrite, from Latin attrītus, from Latin atterō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
attriter (English): One who, or that which, attrites; One who has...
Definitions
- One who, or that which, attrites; One who has...
Ancestry of “attriter”, step by step
attriter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English attrite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | attrite | Alternative form of attrit; regretful of one's... |
| 2 | Latin | attrītus | rubbed (against) |
| 3 | Latin | atterō | to wear away, rub away |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |