Where does “preattentively” come from?
preattentively (English) comes from English preattentive, from English attentive, from Middle English attentif, from Old French attentif, from Latin attentus, from Latin attineo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
preattentively (English): In a preattentive manner
Definitions
- In a preattentive manner
Ancestry of “preattentively”, step by step
preattentively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English preattentive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | preattentive | Of or pertaining to preattention |
| 2 | English | attentive | Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening,... |
| 3 | Middle English | attentif | — |
| 4 | Old French | attentif | — |
| 5 | Latin | attentus | detained, delayed; preserved, guarded; attentive,... |
| 6 | Latin | attineo | I bring or hold to or near; I hold fast, keep,... |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |