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Where does “senatenta” come from?

senatenta (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto atento, from Esperanto atenta, from French attention, from Italian attenzione, from English attention, from Middle English attencioun, from Latin attentio, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

senatenta (Esperanto): inattentive

Definitions

  1. inattentive

Ancestry of “senatenta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoatentoattention
2Esperantoatentaattentive
3Frenchattentionattention; vigilance; consideration,...
4Italianattenzioneattention; watch out!; look out!; take care!;...
5EnglishattentionMental focus; An action or remark expressing...
6Middle Englishattencioun—
7Latinattentioattention, attentiveness
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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