Where does “habitude” come from?
Habitude comes from Middle English habitude, from Middle French habitude, from Latin habitudo meaning condition or state, ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root gʰeh₁bʰ- meaning to hold or have.
habitude (English): The essential character of one's being or...
Definitions
- The essential character of one's being or...
Ancestry of “habitude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | habitude | — |
| 2 | Middle French | habitude | relationship; habit |
| 3 | Latin | habitūdō | condition, plight, habit, appearance |
| 4 | Latin | habitus | retained, maintained, having been maintained;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |