Etymology of the English word attenuate
the English word
attenuatederived from the Latin word
attenuatio (diminution, act of lessening, attenuation)
derived from the Latin word
attenuatus (plain, bare, subdued)
derived from the Latin word
attenuare (thin; weaken, lessen)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
tenuare (make thin; reduce, lessen)
derived from the Latin word
tenuis (thin, fine; delicate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-Date
The earliest known usage of attenuate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
attenuator,
attenuated,
attenuatingUsage
Word found in Modern English
