Etymology

definitude

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Today it means: definiteness Full definition →

Renaissance Latin finitūdō
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  1. Renaissance Latin · derived fromfinitūdō“signifying a noun of state”
  2. English todaydefinitude

From de- + finitude or de- + Latin fin(is) + -itude, ultimately from Renaissance Latin finitūdō (“signifying a noun of state”), from fīnis (“end, limit”) + -tūdō.

Words from the same roots

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