Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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ad- +‎ *tamino, a verb that is probably a variant of tango (I touch).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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attāminō (present infinitive attāmināre, perfect active attāmināvī, supine attāminātum); first conjugation

  1. to touch
  2. to attack, rob, deprive
  3. to dishonor, contaminate, defile, violate

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Old French: atamer
  • English: attaminate

References

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  • attamino”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • attamino in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.