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Where does “custom” come from?

Custom comes from Middle English custume, from Anglo-Norman custume, from Old French coustume, from Latin costumen, meaning established practice or habit.

custom (English): Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of...

Definitions

  1. Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of...

Ancestry of “custom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcustume—
2Anglo-Normancustumecustom; tradition
3Latincōnsuētūdō—
4Latincōnsuēscō—
5Latinsuēscō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-sk-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “custom”

  • customs
  • customize
  • customizable
  • kastom
  • customizability
  • customizer
  • uncustomed
  • customshouse
  • customable
  • customably
  • noncustom
  • customly
  • customless
  • noncustoms
  • customableness
  • uncustomable
  • kastans
  • kastom
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