English
habitudinal
Habitudinal comes from Latin habitūdō ‘condition, plight, habit, appearance’, and goes back to habeō ‘to have, hold’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhabeō‘to have, hold’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhabitūdōas habitūdin-‘condition, plight, habit, appearance’
- Englishtodayhabitudinal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhabeō‘to have, hold’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhabitūdōas habitūdin-‘condition, plight, habit, appearance’
- Englishtodayhabitudinal
Formed from -al
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- ‘to grab, to take’
doubt, endeavor, dubious, javelin, gab, aver, 25 more
through Proto-Italic *habēō
through Latin habeō ‘to have, hold’
due, able, average, ability, exhibition, prohibition, debit, prohibit, inhibition, inhibit, inhabitant, debenture, haver, habilitation, 20 more
Today it means
adj Relating to habitus or habitude.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin habeō / habitudinal