Where does “aten” come from?
aten (Galician) comes from Galician atar, from Latin aptare, from Latin apto, from Latin apo, from Proto-Italic apō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.
aten (Galician): third-person plural present subjunctive of atar
Definitions
- third-person plural present subjunctive of atar
Ancestry of “aten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | atar | to tie, bind, fasten; to repair a fishing net |
| 2 | Latin | aptare | present active infinitive of aptō; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | apto | I fasten, fit, apply, adjust; I adapt,... |
| 4 | Latin | apo | I fasten; attach, connect; join, bind |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | apō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ep- | water, body of water |