Where does “atento” come from?
atento (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto atenta, from French attention, from Italian attenzione, from English attention, from Middle English attencioun, from Latin attentio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
atento (Esperanto): attention
Ancestry of “atento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | atenta | attentive |
| 2 | French | attention | attention; vigilance; consideration,... |
| 3 | Italian | attenzione | attention; watch out!; look out!; take care!;... |
| 4 | English | attention | Mental focus; An action or remark expressing... |
| 5 | Middle English | attencioun | — |
| 6 | Latin | attentio | attention, attentiveness |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “atento”