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Where does “promptitudo” come from?

promptitudo (Latin) comes from Latin prōmptus, from Latin prōmō, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

promptitudo (Latin): promptitude

Definitions

  1. promptitude

Ancestry of “promptitudo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprōmptus—
2Latinprōmō—
3Latinprō—
4Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
5Latinrēōr—
6Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “promptitudo”

  • promptitude
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