Where does “atteindre” come from?
atteindre (French) comes from Old French ateindre, from Vulgar Latin attangere, from Latin attingere, from Latin tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.
atteindre (French): to attain; to reach; to accomplish
Definitions
- to attain; to reach; to accomplish
Ancestry of “atteindre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | ateindre | Alternative form of ataindre |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | attangere | — |
| 3 | Latin | attingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | tangō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *tangō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |
Words derived from “atteindre”