Etymology

consuetudinous

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to consuetude; of an unwritten law established by usage, derived by immemorial custom from antiquity. Full definition →

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From Latin cōnsuētūdō (oblique stem cōnsuētūdin-) + English -ous, from cōnsuēscō + -tūdō, from con- + suēscō. By surface analysis, consuetude + -ous.

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