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Where does “attento” come from?

attento (Italian) comes from Latin attentus, from Latin attineo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

attento (Italian): careful, close, focusing; attentive, intent,...

Definitions

  1. careful, close, focusing; attentive, intent,...

Ancestry of “attento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinattentusdetained, delayed; preserved, guarded; attentive,...
2LatinattineoI bring or hold to or near; I hold fast, keep,...
3Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “attento”

  • disattento
  • disattentamente
  • attente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →