actitud

/aɡtiˈtud/ · B1 · noun · f

position

🧍 Attitude with an extra c: act-itud, how you act shows your stance

Spanish actitud and English attitude both come from Italian attitudine, a word for a pose or posture, from Latin aptitudo, meaning fitness. Spanish added the c because it linked the word to actuar, to act. It is feminine: la actitud.

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