Where does “cunctans” come from?

cunctans (Latin) comes from Latin cunctor, from Proto-Italic konkitos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

cunctans (Latin): delaying; hesitating, hesitant; dawdling

Definitions

  1. delaying; hesitating, hesitant; dawdling

Ancestry of “cunctans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincunctorI delay, impede or hold up; I hesitate, tarry or...
2Proto-Italickonkitoshanging
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “cunctans”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Italic konkitos →Every word from Latin cunctor →