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Where does “adaptitude” come from?

adaptitude (English) comes from English -itude, from Middle French -itude, from Latin -tūdō.

adaptitude (English): Adaptedness; special aptitude

Definitions

  1. Adaptedness; special aptitude

Ancestry of “adaptitude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-itudestate of
2Middle French-itude—
3Latin-tūdō—
Every word from Latin -tūdō →