Where does “doubtous” come from?
doubtous (English) comes from Old French dotos, from French douteux, from French -eux, from French goitre, from Old French goitron, from Vulgar Latin gutturio, from Latin guttur, from Proto-Indo-European gut- — rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...
doubtous (English): doubtful
Definitions
- doubtful
Ancestry of “doubtous”, step by step
doubtous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French dotos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | dotos | — |
| 2 | French | douteux | doubtful, uncertain, questionable; dubious,... |
| 3 | French | -eux | -ous, -y |
| 4 | French | goitre | goitre |
| 5 | Old French | goitron | throat; neck; goitre |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | gutturio | — |
| 7 | Latin | guttur | throat, neck, gullet; gluttony |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gut- | rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,... |
via Old French douteus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | douteus | — |