Where does “customs” come from?
Customs comes from Middle English custume, from Anglo-Norman custume, from Old French coustume, from Latin costumen, meaning established practice or habit.
customs (English): The duties or taxes imposed on imported or...
Definitions
- The duties or taxes imposed on imported or...
Ancestry of “customs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | custom | Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of... |
| 2 | Middle English | custume | A habit; a routine action or practice |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | custume | custom; tradition |
| 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 |