Where does “aptitud” come from?

aptitud (Spanish) comes from Late Latin aptitudinem, from Latin aptitudo, from Latin aptus, from Proto-Italic aptos.

aptitud (Spanish): aptitude, ability; suitability, competence,...

Definitions

  1. aptitude, ability; suitability, competence,...

Ancestry of “aptitud”, step by step

aptitud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin aptitudinem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinaptitudinemaccusative singular of aptitūdō
2Latinaptitudoaptitude, fitness
3Latinaptussuitable, adapted; ready; apt, proper
4Proto-Italicaptos—

via Medieval Latin aptitudo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinaptitudoaptitude; aptitude, fitness
Every word from Proto-Italic aptos →Every word from Latin aptus →Every word from Latin aptitudo →