Etymology of the English word attorney
the English word
attorneyderived from the Old French word
atournederived from the Old French word
atournerusing the French prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the French word
tournerderived from the Latin word
tornare (turn, make round by turning on a lathe; round off)
derived from the Latin word
tornus (lathe; turner's lathe)
derived from the Greek word
tornos, τόρνος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*terə-derived from the Old French word
atornederived from the Old French word
atornerusing the French prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Old French word
tornerderived from the Latin word
tornare (turn, make round by turning on a lathe; round off)
derived from the Latin word
tornus (lathe; turner's lathe)
derived from the Greek word
tornos, τόρνος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*terə-Date
The earliest known usage of attorney in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
