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...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present indicative of...

Ancestry of “titubate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantitubatopast participle of titubare
2ItaliantitubareTo hesitate; To vacillate
3LatintituboI stagger, totter, reel; I hesitate, falter,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- →Every word from Latin titubo →