Where does “habitual” come from?
habitual (Romanian) comes from French habituel, from Medieval Latin habitualis, from Latin habitus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
habitual (Romanian): usual
Definitions
- usual
Ancestry of “habitual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | habituel | customary, habitual |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | habitualis | customary; habitual; habitual; customary |
| 3 | Latin | habitus | retained, maintained, having been maintained;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |