Assuetude
/əˈswiːtjuːd/noun
The state of being accustomed or habituated to something.
Did you know?Assuetude comes from Latin language used to describe the gradual process of becoming accustomed, while the related idea of desuetude means falling out of habitual use.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*swedʰ-
“To become accustomed or follow an established practice.”
Classical Latin
Latin
adsuēscere
“To grow accustomed to or become habituated to something.”
Classical Latin
Latin
assuētūdō
“Habit, customary practice, or the state of being accustomed.”
Middle French
French
assuétude
“Habit or accustomed condition.”
16th Century
English
assuetude
“The condition of being accustomed; habituation.”
Modern English
English
assuetude
“Established familiarity or habitual attachment to something.”
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