Where does “Attitüde” come from?
Attitüde (German) comes from French attitude, 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.
Attitüde (German): attitude
Ancestry of “Attitüde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | attitude | attitude, position |
| 2 | Italian | attitudine | aptitude, flair, bent; suitability; opportunity,... |
| 3 | Latin | āctus | — |
| 4 | Latin | agō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |