Where does “hébéter” come from?

hébéter (French) comes from Latin hebetō, from Latin hebes, from Latin hebere — to be dull.

hébéter (French): to stupefy

Definitions

  1. to stupefy

Ancestry of “hébéter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhebetōto make something blunt, dull, dim
2Latinhebesblunt, dull, not sharp or pointed; dim, faint,...
3Latinhebereto be dull

Words derived from “hébéter”

Every word from Latin hebere →Every word from Latin hebes →Every word from Latin hebetō →
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