attribution
/ˌætɹɪˈbjuːʃən/a-trih-BYOO-shuhn
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˌætɹɪˈbjuʃən/a-trih-BYOO-shuhn
Meaningthe act of attributing
Common meaning: the act of crediting something to a source
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- atto, towards (form of ad-)
- tribto assign, grantLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1897 · scan
- utpast-participle ending (Latin -utus)
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘to, towards (form of ad-)’ + ‘to assign, grant’ → attribution
Journey through time
- Latintribuō, tribuī, tribūtum‘to assign, grant’
- Englishattribute‘to credit to a cause’
- Englishformed in English from attributeattribution‘the act of crediting something to a source’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from attribute + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ATTRIBUTE, p.42 · scan
Roots
- tribuō, tribuī, tribūtum Latin “to assign, grant”
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