English
attitudinize
Attitudinize comes from Italian attitudine, from Latin aptitūdō ‘aptitude, fitness’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- ‘water’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ep-‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ptósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aptosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaptus‘suitable, fit’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaptitūdōas aptitūdin-‘aptitude, fitness’
- Italianc. 1300–presentattitudine
- Englishearliest quotation 1791attitudinize
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ep-‘water’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ptósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aptosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaptus‘suitable, fit’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaptitūdōas aptitūdin-‘aptitude, fitness’
- Italianc. 1300–presentattitudine
- Englishearliest quotation 1791attitudinize
Earliest quotation: 1791, James Boswell, [1784]: “He had a great averſion to geſticulating in company.…”
Formed from attitudine + -ize
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- ‘water’
through Latin aptus ‘suitable, fit’
through Latin aptitūdō ‘aptitude, fitness’
Today it means
verb To cause (someone or something) to assume an attitude or pose; to pose, to posture.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- / attitudinize