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Where does “habituative” come from?

habituative (English) comes from English habituate, from Middle English habituate, from Latin habituatus, from Latin habituare, from Latin habitus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

habituative (English): Related to habitual behavior; verb form...

Definitions

  1. Related to habitual behavior; verb form...

Ancestry of “habituative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhabituateTo make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize;...
2Middle Englishhabituatephysically established or present
3Latinhabituatus—
4Latinhabituareto bring into a condition or habit of body
5Latinhabitusretained, maintained, having been maintained;...
6Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Italic-tus—
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →