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Where does “aptitudo” come from?

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

aptitudo (Medieval Latin): aptitude; aptitude, fitness

Definitions

  1. aptitude; aptitude, fitness

Ancestry of “aptitudo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaptussuitable, adapted; ready; apt, proper
2Proto-Italicaptos—

Words derived from “aptitudo”

  • attitude
  • aptitude
  • inaptitude
  • attitudinize
  • attitudinizer
  • attituded
  • abilitude
  • 'tude
  • tude
  • attitudy
  • aptitud
  • attitudine
  • attitudinalmente
  • psicoattitudinale
  • attitudinale
  • аттитюд
  • attitude
  • inaptitude
  • aptitude
  • Attitüde
  • atitudine
  • aptitude
Every word from Proto-Italic aptos →