Where does “titubate” come from?
titubate (Italian) comes from Italian titubato, from Italian titubare, from Latin titubo, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
titubate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “titubate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | titubato | past participle of titubare |
| 2 | Italian | titubare | To hesitate; To vacillate |
| 3 | Latin | titubo | I stagger, totter, reel; I hesitate, falter,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |