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
Ancestry of “senatenta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | atento | attention |
| 2 | Esperanto | atenta | attentive |
| 3 | French | attention | attention; vigilance; consideration,... |
| 4 | Italian | attenzione | attention; watch out!; look out!; take care!;... |
| 5 | English | attention | Mental focus; An action or remark expressing... |
| 6 | Middle English | attencioun | — |
| 7 | Latin | attentio | attention, attentiveness |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |