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Where does “attente” come from?

attente (French) comes from Old French atente, from Latin attenta, from Latin attendere, from Latin attendo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

attente (French): wait; expectation; shoulder strap insignia

Definitions

  1. wait; expectation; shoulder strap insignia

Ancestry of “attente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchatenteattention, intention
2Latinattentasecond-person singular present active imperative...
3Latinattenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4LatinattendoI pay attention, attend; I direct or turn toward
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “attente”

  • attentisme
  • attentisme
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →