Where does “balbutier” come from?
balbutier (French) comes from Italian balbettare, from Latin balbitāre, from Latin balbāre, from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
balbutier (French): to stammer; to stutter
Definitions
- to stammer; to stutter
Ancestry of “balbutier”, step by step
balbutier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian balbettare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | balbettare | to stammer; to babble; to emerge; to be nascent |
| 2 | Latin | balbitāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | balbāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | balbus | stammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |
via Latin balbutire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | balbutire | present active infinitive of balbūtiō |