Where does “attamen” come from?

attamen (Middle English) comes from Old French atamer, from Latin attamino, from Latin tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

attamen (Middle English): to cut, pierce; to broach, tap; to reveal, expose

Definitions

  1. to cut, pierce; to broach, tap; to reveal, expose

Ancestry of “attamen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchatamer—
2LatinattaminoI touch; I attack, rob, deprive; I dishonor,...
3Latintangōto touch, grasp
4Proto-Italic*tangō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

Words derived from “attamen”

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