assuetude

noun

as·​sue·​tude

ˈaswēˌtüd,

-ē‧ˌtyüd

plural -s

: accustomedness, habit

Word History

Etymology

Latin assuetudo, from assuetus, past participle of assuescere to be accustomed, from ad- + suescere to become accustomed; akin to Latin suus one's own

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