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Where does “hesitativeness” come from?

hesitativeness (English) comes from English hesitative, from English hesitate, from Latin haesitatus, from Latin haesitō, from Latin -tito, from Latin -ito, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

hesitativeness (English): The state or condition of being hesitative

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being hesitative

Ancestry of “hesitativeness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhesitativeDistinguished by hesitation; hesitating
2EnglishhesitateTo stop or pause respecting decision or action;...
3Latinhaesitatushesitated, having been uncertain; having been...
4Latinhaesitō—
5Latin-titoForms frequentative verbs from existing verbs
6Latin-itoForms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or...
7Latin-tō—
8Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
9Proto-Italic-tus—
10Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →