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Where does “disattento” come from?

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

disattento (Italian): inattentive

Definitions

  1. inattentive

Ancestry of “disattento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianattentocareful, close, focusing; attentive, intent,...
2Latinattentusdetained, delayed; preserved, guarded; attentive,...
3LatinattineoI bring or hold to or near; I hold fast, keep,...
4Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “disattento”

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