atto- atto- Fr.: atto- A prefix meaning 10-18. From Danish or Norwegian atten "eighteen," from O.N. attjan "eighteen," from atta "eight" (compare with Gk. okto, L. octo, Skt. astau, Av. ašta-, Mod.Pers. hašt; PIE *okt(u)) + tjan "ten" (compare with Skt. dasa, Av. dasa, Mod.Pers. dah, Gk. deka, L. decem; PIE *dekm). |