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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

  1. One who, or that which, attrites; One who has...

Ancestry of “attriter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishattriteAlternative form of attrit; regretful of one's...
2Latinattrītus—
3Latinatterō—
4Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →