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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

  1. Tending to doubt; doubtful

Ancestry of “dubitative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindubitativus—
2Latindubitō—
3Latindubō—
4Latin*dubos—
5Indo-European*bʰuH-—
Every word from Indo-European *bʰuH- →