Where does “dubious” come from?
Dubious comes from Latin dubius, from Latin duhibius, from Latin duo meaning "two," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁.
dubious (English): Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion;...
Definitions
- Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion;...
Ancestry of “dubious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | dubius | Moving in two directions alternately, vibrating... |
| 2 | Latin | *dubos | — |
| 3 | Indo-European | *bʰuH- | — |
Words derived from “dubious”