Where does “atingente” come from?

atingente (Spanish) comes from Portuguese atingir, from Latin attingō, from Latin tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

atingente (Spanish): relevant, pertinent

Definitions

  1. relevant, pertinent

Ancestry of “atingente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseatingirto strike, to touch; to attain, to reach; to...
2Latinattingōto come in contact with, touch
3Latintangōto touch, grasp
4Proto-Italic*tangō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic *tangō →Every word from Latin tangō →