Where does “aptitude” come from?

aptitude (French) comes from Medieval Latin aptitudo, from Latin aptus, from Proto-Italic aptos.

aptitude (French): aptitude

Definitions

  1. aptitude

Ancestry of “aptitude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinaptitudoaptitude; aptitude, fitness
2Latinaptussuitable, adapted; ready; apt, proper
3Proto-Italicaptos—
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