Etymology

-itude

Today it means: Used to forms nouns of state, condition or quality. Full definition →

Middle French -itude ← Latin -(i)tūdō
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  1. Latin · derived from-(i)tūdō
  2. Middle French · borrowed from-itude
  3. English today-itude

Borrowed from Middle French -itude, from Latin -(i)tūdō. By surface analysis, -i- + -tude.

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