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aptus.

suitable, adapted

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈap.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈap.tus]

  1. suitable, adapted

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  2. ready

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  3. apt, proper

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  4. bound, tied, attached, joined (to)

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  5. dependent (on)

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ptós Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus From Proto-Italic *aptos, which has been connected to the root Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“to join, fit (in)”) or to the perfect passive participle of apiō (“fasten, join”).

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