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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; to draw , withdraw

Definitions

  1. to pump; to draw , withdraw

Ancestry of “attingere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinattingō—
2Latintangō—
3Proto-Italic*tangō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

Words derived from “attingere”

  • inattingibile
  • attingitoio
  • attingimento
Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →