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Where does “dubiosity” come from?

dubiosity (English) comes from English dubious, from Latin dubius, from Latin *dubos, from Indo-European *bʰuH-.

dubiosity (English): The state or characteristic of being dubious; a...

Definitions

  1. The state or characteristic of being dubious; a...

Ancestry of “dubiosity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdubiousArousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion;...
2LatindubiusMoving in two directions alternately, vibrating...
3Latin*dubos—
4Indo-European*bʰuH-—
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