Where does “balbutiate” come from?
balbutiate (English) comes from Latin balbutire, from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
balbutiate (English): To stammer
Ancestry of “balbutiate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | balbutire | present active infinitive of balbūtiō |
| 2 | Latin | balbus | stammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |