Where does “atenn” come from?

atenn (Haitian Creole) comes 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.

atenn (Haitian Creole): to reach

Definitions

  1. to reach

Ancestry of “atenn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchatteindreto attain; to reach; to accomplish
2Old FrenchateindreAlternative form of ataindre
3Vulgar Latinattangere—
4Latinattingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Latintangōto touch, grasp
6Proto-Italic*tangō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic *tangō →Every word from Latin tangō →