Where does “attitude” come from?
Attitude comes from French attitude, from Italian attitudine, from Latin actus, the past participle of agere meaning "to do or act."
attitude (English): The position of the body or way of carrying...
Definitions
- The position of the body or way of carrying...
Ancestry of “attitude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | attitude | attitude, position |
| 2 | Italian | attitudine | aptitude, flair, bent; suitability; opportunity,... |
| 3 | Latin | āctus | — |
| 4 | Latin | agō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “attitude”