consuetude

See also: consuétude

English

Etymology

From Middle English consuetude, from Middle French consuetude, from Old French consuetude, learnedly borrowed from Latin cōnsuētūdō (“custom”), from cōnsuēscō (“accustom, habituate; accustom oneself”), corresponding to con- (“with”) + suēscō (“become accustomed to”). First element con- derives from cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic *kom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“with, along”). Second element suēscō is from Proto-Indo-European *swe-dʰh₁-sk-, from *swé (“self”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”); related to Latin suus (“one's own, his own”). Doublet of custom, costume.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒnswɪtjuːd/

Noun

consuetude (countable and uncountable, plural consuetudes)

1. (rare) Custom, familiarity.
   • 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:

     “the stain hath become engrained by time and consuetude; let thy reformation be cautious, as it is just and wise.”

Old French

Etymology

PIE word
*ḱóm

PIE word
*swé

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnsuētūdō (“custom”), whence also coustume, costume. From cōnsuēscō (“accustom, habituate”), from con- (“with”) + suēscō (“become used or accustomed to”). First element con- derives from cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic *kom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“with, along”). Second element suēscō is from Proto-Indo-European *swe-dʰh₁-sk-, from *swé (“self”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”); related to Latin suus (“one's own, his own”).

Noun

consuetude oblique singular, f (oblique plural consuetudes, nominative singular consuetude, nominative plural consuetudes)

1. custom