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Etymology of the English word custom

the English word custom
derived from the Old French word costume
derived from the Italian word costume
derived from the Classical Latin word consuetudo (experience; empirical knowledge; sexual; habit, custom, usage)
derived from the Latin word consuetus (accustomed. used; customary, habitual)
derived from the Latin word consuescere (accustom oneself; become, be accustomed; be intimate, have sexual intercourse with; form a habit)
using the Latin prefix con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix com-
derived from the Latin word cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word suescere (become accustomed)

Date

The earliest known usage of custom in English dates from the 12th century.

Derivations in English

customize, customer, customs

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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