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Where does “abito” come from?

abito (Italian) comes from Latin habitus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

abito (Italian): garment; coat , especially a bird's plumage;...

Definitions

  1. garment; coat , especially a bird's plumage;...

Ancestry of “abito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhabitusretained, maintained, having been maintained;...
2Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Italic-tus—
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “abito”

  • soprabito
  • abitudine
  • abitudinario
  • abitudinariamente
  • sottabito
  • portabiti
  • abiti
  • miniabito
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →