Where does “hesitation” come from?
Hesitation comes from Latin haesitationem, noun form of haesitatio, derived from the frequentative verb haesito, which comes from haereo.
hesitation (English): An act of hesitating; doubt; vacillation; A...
Definitions
- An act of hesitating; doubt; vacillation; A...
Ancestry of “hesitation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | haesitātiō | hesitation, hesitating |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |