Etymology of the English word attain
the English word
attainderived from the Old French word
ateindrederived from the Latin word
attingere (touch, touch, border on; wipe, smear on?)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
tingere (wet, moisten, dip)
derived from the Latin word
tangere (touch, strike; border on)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tag- (to touch)
derived from the Old French word
ataindrederived from the Latin word
attingere (touch, touch, border on; wipe, smear on?)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
tingere (wet, moisten, dip)
derived from the Latin word
tangere (touch, strike; border on)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tag- (to touch)
Date
The earliest known usage of attain in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
attainable,
attainment,
attained,
attainingUsage
Word found in Modern English
