Where does “attaindre” come from?

attaindre (Middle French) comes from Old French ataindre, from Vulgar Latin attangere, from Latin attingere, from Latin tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

attaindre (Middle French): to reach

Definitions

  1. to reach

Ancestry of “attaindre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchataindreto reach
2Vulgar Latinattangere—
3Latinattingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Latintangōto touch, grasp
5Proto-Italic*tangō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic *tangō →Every word from Latin tangō →