Where does “attingere” come from?

attingere (Italian) comes from Latin attingō, from Latin tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

attingere (Italian): to pump or draw (liquid, typically from a pump or well)

Definitions

  1. to pump or draw (liquid, typically from a pump or well)

Ancestry of “attingere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinattingōto come in contact with, touch
2Latintangōto touch, grasp
3Proto-Italic*tangō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

Words derived from “attingere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic *tangō →Every word from Latin tangō →