Where does “hezitar” come from?
hezitar (Ido) comes from English hesitate, from Latin haesitatus, from Latin haesitō, from Latin -tito, from Latin -ito, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
hezitar (Ido): to hesitate about or because of something, falter because of something
Definitions
- to hesitate about or because of something, falter because of something
Ancestry of “hezitar”, step by step
hezitar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English hesitate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hesitate | To stop or pause respecting decision or action;... |
| 2 | Latin | haesitatus | hesitated, having been uncertain; having been... |
| 3 | Latin | haesitō | to remain fixed in place |
| 4 | Latin | -tito | Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs |
| 5 | Latin | -ito | Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or... |
| 6 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Italian esitare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | esitare | to hesitate, dither, waver, vacillate; to... |
| 2 | Italian | esito | result, outcome, issue, upshot; first-person... |
| 3 | Latin | exītus | a departure, a going out |
| 4 | Latin | exeō | to exit, depart, go forth, come forth |
| 5 | Latin | eō | to go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.) |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via French hésiter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hésiter | to hesitate |