Where does “hebete” come from?
hebete (English) comes from French hébéter, from Latin hebetō, from Latin hebes, from Latin hebere — to be dull.
hebete (English): dull; stupid
Ancestry of “hebete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | hébéter | to stupefy |
| 2 | Latin | hebetō | — |
| 3 | Latin | hebes | blunt, dull, not sharp or pointed; dim, faint,... |
| 4 | Latin | hebere | to be dull |