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necessitas.

need/necessity; inevitability; difficult straits; poverty; obligation; bond;

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[nɛˈkɛs.sɪ.taːs]Classical-Latin[neˈt͡ʃɛs.si.tas]
  1. necessity, need, unavoidableness, compulsion, exigency

    declension-3
  2. fate, destiny, inevitability

    declension-3 · figuratively
  3. necessities, necessary things or expenses

    declension-3 · in-plural
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *néder. Proto-Indo-European *méh₁ Proto-Indo-European *néh₁der. Proto-Italic *nē Archaic Latin nei Old Latin ne Latin ne- Latin cessus Latin necesse Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin necessitās From necesse (“unavoidable”) + -tās (abstract noun suffix).

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