Where does “attentiste” come from?

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

attentiste (French): wait-and-see; A person who adopts such a policy

Definitions

  1. wait-and-see; A person who adopts such a policy

Ancestry of “attentiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchattentewait; expectation; shoulder strap insignia
2Old Frenchatenteattention, intention
3Latinattentasecond-person singular present active imperative...
4Latinattenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5LatinattendoI pay attention, attend; I direct or turn toward
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-un-, non-, not
8Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-