Where does “attityd” come from?

attityd (Swedish) comes from French attitude, from Italian attitudine, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

attityd (Swedish): attitude

Definitions

  1. attitude

Ancestry of “attityd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchattitudeattitude, position
2Italianattitudineaptitude, flair, bent; suitability; opportunity,...
3Latināctusmade, done, having been done
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-