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Where does “attentatmann” come from?

attentatmann (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk attentat, from Latin attentatum, from Latin attento, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

attentatmann (Norwegian Nynorsk): an assassin

Definitions

  1. an assassin

Ancestry of “attentatmann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskattentatan assassination, or attempted assassination; an...
2Latinattentatumaccusative supine of attentō
3LatinattentoI strive after, attempt, try, assay, solicit; I...
4Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →