apt-, ept-

(Latin: fit, fitted, suited; join, fasten)

aptitude

aptly

aptness

aptronym

A name which matches or sounds like its owner’s occupation or character.

Some actual names include: Dan Druff, a barber; Felicity Foote, a dance teacher; James Bugg, an exterminator; Will Snow, an arctic explorer; and William Wordsworth, the poet.

aptyalism, aptyalia

Deficiency or absence of saliva.

attitude

attitudinarian

One who studies and practices attitudes.

copula

copulate

copulation

copulative

couple

couplet

coupling

inapt

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(Latin: fit, fitted, suited; join, fasten)

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