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Latin
Etymology
From aptus (“suitable, fit”) + -tūdō.
Pronunciation
Noun
aptitūdō f (genitive aptitūdinis); third declension
- (Medieval Latin) aptitude, fitness
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Descendants
References
- aptitudo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- aptitudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- aptitudo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016