Where does “doubtingness” come from?
doubtingness (English) comes from English doubting, from English doubt, from Middle English douten, from Old French douter, from Latin dubitō, from Latin dubō, from Latin *dubos, from Indo-European *bʰuH-.
doubtingness (English): The quality of doubting something
Definitions
- The quality of doubting something
Ancestry of “doubtingness”, step by step
doubtingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English doubting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | doubting | present participle of doubt; A condition of doubt |
| 2 | English | doubt | To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | douten | to be in doubt, feel unsure; to be afraid or... |
| 4 | Old French | douter | Alternative form of doter |
| 5 | Latin | dubitō | to waver (in opinion), be uncertain, doubt, question, be in doubt |
| 6 | Latin | dubō | — |
| 7 | Latin | *dubos | — |
| 8 | Indo-European | *bʰuH- | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |