Etymology

advertent

ad·ver·tent
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Today it means: Attentive. Full definition →

Latin advertent-
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromadvertent-
  2. English todayadvertent

Apparently a back-formation from inadvertent, or a learned borrowing from Latin advertent-, advertens, present participle of advertere, from the verb adverto (“to give or draw attention to”)

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