Where does “attitude” come from?

attitude (French) comes from Italian attitudine, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

attitude (French): attitude, position

Definitions

  1. attitude, position

Ancestry of “attitude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianattitudineaptitude, flair, bent; suitability; opportunity,...
2Latināctusmade, done, having been done
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “attitude”

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