Etymology

consuetude

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Today it means: Custom, familiarity. Full definition →

Middle English consuetude ← Middle French consuetude ← Old French consuetude
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcōnsuētūdō
  2. Old French · derived fromconsuetude
  3. Middle French · derived fromconsuetude
  4. Middle English · inherited fromconsuetude
  5. English todayconsuetude

From Middle English consuetude, from Middle French consuetude, from Old French consuetude, learnedly borrowed from Latin cōnsuētūdō. Doublet of costume, custom, and kastom.

Words from the same roots

Latincōnsuētūdō all →

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