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Where does “atentamente” come from?

atentamente (Spanish) comes from Spanish atento, from Latin attentus, from Latin attineo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

atentamente (Spanish): attentively; politely; best regards

Definitions

  1. attentively; politely; best regards

Ancestry of “atentamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishatentoattentive; polite, courteous; thoughtful
2Latinattentusdetained, delayed; preserved, guarded; attentive,...
3LatinattineoI bring or hold to or near; I hold fast, keep,...
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 →