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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

Definitions

  1. attention

Ancestry of “atento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoatentaattentive
2Frenchattentionattention; vigilance; consideration,...
3Italianattenzioneattention; watch out!; look out!; take care!;...
4EnglishattentionMental focus; An action or remark expressing...
5Middle Englishattencioun—
6Latinattentioattention, attentiveness
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “atento”

  • senatenta
  • senatente
  • atentema
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