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Where does “balbutio” come from?

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

balbutio (Latin): I stutter or stammer; I lisp; I babble

Definitions

  1. I stutter or stammer; I lisp; I babble

Ancestry of “balbutio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbalbusstammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

Words derived from “balbutio”

  • balbutiate
  • balbuti
  • balbutire
  • balbutiens
  • balbucir
  • balbucear
  • balbuziente
  • balbutiement
  • balbutier
  • balbutieur
  • balbuciar
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