Etymology

inadvertent

in·ad·ver·tent
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Today it means: Not intentional; not on purpose; not conscious. Full definition →

Medieval Latin inadvertēns ← Proto-Italic *n̥- ← Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Medieval Latinin-
  5. Medieval Latinadvertēns
  6. Medieval Latininadvertēns
  7. English todayinadvertent

Borrowed from Medieval Latin inadvertēns.

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