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