Etymology of the English word attitude
the English word
attitudederived from the French word
attitudederived from the Italian word
attitudinederived from the Vulgar Latin root
*actitudoderived from the Latin word
aptitudo (aptitude)
derived from the Latin word
aptus (suitable, adapted; ready)
Date
The earliest known usage of attitude in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
French
attitude, German
Attitüde, Norwegian
attityde, Swedish
attitydUsage
Word found in Modern English
