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Where does “dubbio” come from?

dubbio (Italian) comes from Latin dubius, from Latin *dubos, from Indo-European *bʰuH-.

dubbio (Italian): doubtful, uncertain, dubious, questionable;...

Definitions

  1. doubtful, uncertain, dubious, questionable;...

Ancestry of “dubbio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindubiusMoving in two directions alternately, vibrating...
2Latin*dubos—
3Indo-European*bʰuH-—

Words derived from “dubbio”

  • dubbiezza
  • dubi
  • dubu
  • dubar
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