Etymology

mansuetude

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Today it means: Gentleness, tameness. Full definition →

Middle French mansuetude ← Latin mansuētūdō
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  1. Latin · derived frommansuētūdō
  2. Middle French · derived frommansuetude
  3. English todaymansuetude

Via Middle French mansuetude or directly from Latin mansuētūdō, from mansuētus, perfect passive participle of mansuēscō (“to tame”), from manus (“hand”) + suēscō (“become accustomed”).

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