Where does “vacillate” come from?
Vacillate comes from Latin vacillatum, the past participle of Latin vacillo, meaning to sway or waver.
vacillate (English): To sway unsteadily from one side to the other;...
Definitions
- To sway unsteadily from one side to the other;...
Ancestry of “vacillate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vacillātum | — |