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

Definitions

  1. dull; stupid

Ancestry of “hebete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhébéterto stupefy
2Latinhebetōto make something blunt, dull, dim
3Latinhebesblunt, dull, not sharp or pointed; dim, faint,...
4Latinhebereto be dull
Every word from Latin hebere →Every word from Latin hebes →Every word from Latin hebetō →