Etymology

habitude

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Today it means: The essential character of one's being or existence; native or normal constitution; mental or moral constitution; bodily condition; native temperament. Full definition →

Middle English habitude ← Middle French habitude ← Latin habitūdō
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  1. Latin · derived fromhabitūdō“condition, plight, habit, appearance”
  2. Middle French · derived fromhabitude
  3. Middle English · inherited fromhabitude
  4. English todayhabitude

From Middle English habitude, from Middle French habitude, from Latin habitūdō (“condition, plight, habit, appearance”), from habeō (“to have, hold, keep”).

Words from the same roots

Latinhabitūdō all →

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