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Where does “ateindre” come from?

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

ateindre (Old French): Alternative form of ataindre

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ataindre

Ancestry of “ateindre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinattangere—
2Latinattingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latintangō—
4Proto-Italic*tangō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

Words derived from “ateindre”

  • attainted
  • attaint
  • attaintment
  • attainteth
  • atteindre
  • atteignable
  • atteinte
  • ateint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →