Etymology of the English word attaint
the English word
attaintderived from the Old French word
ateintderived from the Old French word
ataintderived 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 attaint in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
attainted,
attaintingUsage
Word found in Modern English
