Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “atente” come from?

atente (Old French) comes from Latin attenta, from Latin attendere, from Latin attendo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

atente (Old French): attention, intention

Definitions

  1. attention, intention

Ancestry of “atente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinattentasecond-person singular present active imperative...
2Latinattenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3LatinattendoI pay attention, attend; I direct or turn toward
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 “atente”

  • tent
  • attent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →