Where does “unattention” come from?

unattention (English) comes from English attention, from Middle English attencioun, from Latin attentio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

unattention (English): Lack of attention

Definitions

  1. Lack of attention

Ancestry of “unattention”, step by step

unattention traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English attention

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishattentionMental focus; An action or remark expressing...
2Middle Englishattencioun
3Latinattentioattention, attentiveness
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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