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Where does “balbāre” come from?
balbāre (Latin) comes from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
Ancestry of “balbāre”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
balbus
stammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling
2
Proto-Indo-European
balb-
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Words derived from “balbāre”
balbare
balbitāre
balbettare
balbutier
balbettamento
balbutar
balbuti
balbutieur
balbutiement
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