Where does “balbutar” come from?

balbutar (Ido) comes from Esperanto balbuti, from French balbutier, from Italian balbettare, from Latin balbitāre, from Latin balbāre, from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

balbutar (Ido): to stutter, stammer from emotion

Definitions

to stutter, stammer from emotion

Ancestry of “balbutar”, step by step

balbutar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto balbuti

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Esperanto	balbuti	to stammer, to stutter
2	French	balbutier	to stammer; to stutter
3	Italian	balbettare	to stammer; to babble; to emerge; to be nascent
4	Latin	balbitāre	—
5	Latin	balbāre	—
6	Latin	balbus	stammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling
7	Proto-Indo-European	balb-	—

via Spanish balbucear

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	balbucear	to mutter; to stutter, to stammer; to prattle
2	Spanish	balbucir	to stammer
3	Latin	balbutio	I stutter or stammer; I lisp; I babble

Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Latin balbus →Every word from Latin balbāre →