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Where does “habituate” come from?

Habituate comes from Middle English habituate, from Latin habituatus, the past participle of Latin habituare, meaning to make accustomed.

habituate (English): To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize;...

Definitions

  1. To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize;...

Ancestry of “habituate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhabituatephysically established or present
2Latinhabituatus—
3Latinhabituareto bring into a condition or habit of body
4Latinhabitusretained, maintained, having been maintained;...
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus—
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “habituate”

  • dishabituate
  • habituative
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