Where does “consuetude” come from?
consuetude (English) comes from Middle English consuetude, from Middle French consuetude, from Old French consuetude, from Latin cōnsuētūdō, from Latin cōnsuēscō, from Latin suēscō, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-sk-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
consuetude (English): Custom, familiarity
Definitions
- Custom, familiarity
Ancestry of “consuetude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | consuetude | — |
| 2 | Middle French | consuetude | — |
| 3 | Old French | consuetude | custom |
| 4 | Latin | cōnsuētūdō | The act of habituating; state of being habituated or accustomed, habituation |
| 5 | Latin | cōnsuēscō | to accustom, inure or habituate, tend to |
| 6 | Latin | suēscō | to become used or accustomed to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁-sk- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |