Where does “habits” come from?
habits (English) comes from English habit, from Middle English habit, from Latin habitus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
habits (English): plural of habit; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of habit; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “habits”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | habit | An action performed on a regular basis; An action... |
| 2 | Middle English | habit | — |
| 3 | Latin | habitus | retained, maintained, having been maintained;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |