Where does “balbuties” come from?

balbuties (English) comes from Latin balbūtiēs, from Latin balbutio, from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

balbuties (English): stammering

Definitions

  1. stammering

Ancestry of “balbuties”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbalbūtiēsstammering, stuttering
2LatinbalbutioI stutter or stammer; I lisp; I babble
3Latinbalbusstammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Latin balbus →Every word from Latin balbutio →