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Where does “balbutiens” come from?

balbutiens (Latin) comes from Latin balbutio, from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

balbutiens (Latin): stammering

Definitions

  1. stammering

Ancestry of “balbutiens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbalbutioI stutter or stammer; I lisp; I babble
2Latinbalbusstammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

Words derived from “balbutiens”

  • balbuziente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →