Where does “inatteignable” come from?
inatteignable (French) comes from French atteignable, from French atteindre, 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.
inatteignable (French): unattainable
Definitions
- unattainable
Ancestry of “inatteignable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | atteignable | attainable, achievable |
| 2 | French | atteindre | to attain; to reach; to accomplish |
| 3 | Old French | ateindre | Alternative form of ataindre |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | attangere | — |
| 5 | Latin | attingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | tangō | to touch, grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *tangō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |