Where does “attractif” come from?
attractif (French) comes from Latin attractivus, from Latin attrahō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
attractif (French): attractive
Definitions
- attractive
Ancestry of “attractif”, step by step
attractif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin attractivus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | attractivus | interesting; attractive |
| 2 | Latin | attrahō | to draw, pull or drag to or towards with force |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Late Latin attractivus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | attractivus | interesting; attractive |
| 2 | Latin | tractivus | — |