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DictionaryRoot: -tudo
Latin

-tudo

a state or quality

Forms

  • -tudo
  • -tudin- — The longer Latin form used before further endings.
  • -tude — The form borrowed through French.

Origin

An old Latin ending used to turn descriptions into names for qualities.

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A very large heap of small, colorful buttons spilling from an overturned plain jar, with many individual buttons clearly visible around the edges.
noun

multitude

MUHL-tih-tood/ˈmʌltɪtuːd/

A very large group or number of people or things.

Etymology
multiLatinmuch, many
+tudeLatina state or quality

“Many” plus a quality-forming ending gives the idea of numerousness. The Latin noun also meant a crowd or great number, treating many individuals collectively as one mass.

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