Etymology

atrament

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Today it means: Ink or an inklike substance. Full definition →

Middle English atrament ← Latin ātrāmentum
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  1. Latin · derived fromātrāmentum
  2. Middle English · inherited fromatrament
  3. English todayatrament

Inherited from Middle English atrament, from Latin ātrāmentum, from ātrāre (“to blacken”), from āter (“black”). First attested in the 14th century.

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