Where does “balbutiement” come from?
balbutiement (French) comes from French balbutier, from Italian balbettare, from Latin balbitāre, from Latin balbāre, from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
balbutiement (French): stammering; stammer
Ancestry of “balbutiement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | balbutier | to stammer; to stutter |
| 2 | Italian | balbettare | to stammer; to babble; to emerge; to be nascent |
| 3 | Latin | balbitāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | balbāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | balbus | stammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |