Where does “dubitative” come from?
dubitative (English) comes from Latin dubitativus, from Latin dubitō, from Latin dubō, from Latin *dubos, from Indo-European *bʰuH-.
dubitative (English): Tending to doubt; doubtful
Definitions
- Tending to doubt; doubtful
Ancestry of “dubitative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dubitativus | dubitative |
| 2 | Latin | dubitō | to waver (in opinion), be uncertain, doubt, question, be in doubt |
| 3 | Latin | dubō | — |
| 4 | Latin | *dubos | — |
| 5 | Indo-European | *bʰuH- | — |