Where does “habitual” come from?
habitual (Portuguese) comes from Latin habitualis, from Latin habitus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
habitual (Portuguese): habitual behaving in a regular manner, as a habit
Definitions
- habitual behaving in a regular manner, as a habit
Ancestry of “habitual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | habitualis | habitual; customary |
| 2 | Latin | habitus | retained, maintained, having been maintained;... |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |