habit
Latinhave, hold; dwell, live in
Variants:habithabitushabito
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From Latin habēre (to have, hold) and its frequentative habitāre (to dwell, literally 'to keep on holding a place'). habēre's past participle habitus gave the noun habitus 'a state, condition, how one holds oneself' — the source of habit (a settled way of behaving) and habitual. habitāre 'to dwell' gave habitat, inhabitant, habitable, and cohabit.
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habit
A regular action done automatically; an addiction
habitat
The natural environment where an organism lives
inhabitant
A person or animal that lives in a particular place
habitual
Done repeatedly as a habit; regular or usual
habitable
Fit and safe for people to live in
cohabit
To live together as a couple without being married
habituate
To make accustomed to something through repetition