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Where does “consuetude” come from?

consuetude (Middle French) comes from Old French consuetude, from Latin cōnsuētūdō, from Latin cōnsuēscō, from Latin suēscō, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-sk-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “consuetude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchconsuetudecustom
2Latincōnsuētūdō—
3Latincōnsuēscō—
4Latinsuēscō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-sk-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “consuetude”

  • consuetude
  • consuetude
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