Etymograph

English

addititious

Addititious comes from Latin addititius, and goes back to addō ‘to add’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaddō1as addere‘to add’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaddititius1
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1834addititious1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English addititious
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1834, John Herschel: “This force is called the addititious part of the…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaddōWiktionary, English addititiousas addere‘to add’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaddititiusWiktionary, English addititious
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1834addititiousWiktionary, English addititious. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1834, John Herschel: “This force is called the addititious part of the…”

Linked words

through Latin addō ‘to add’

add, addendum, 4 more

Today it means

adj Additive; Increasing.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “addititious”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Latin addō / addititious

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