Etymology

lentitude

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Today it means: Slowness; sluggishness. Full definition →

Latin lentitūdo ← Old French lentitude
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  1. Old French · derived fromlentitude
  2. Latin · derived fromlentitūdo
  3. English todaylentitude

From Latin lentitūdo, from lentus (“slow”). Compare Old French lentitude.

Words from the same roots

Latinlentitūdo all →

lentitudinous

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