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Where does “dubius” come from?

dubius (Latin) comes from Latin *dubos, from Indo-European *bʰuH-.

dubius (Latin): Moving in two directions alternately, vibrating...

Definitions

  1. Moving in two directions alternately, vibrating...

Ancestry of “dubius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin*dubos—
2Indo-European*bʰuH-—

Words derived from “dubius”

  • dubious
  • dubiously
  • dubiousness
  • jubous
  • dubietatem
  • dubiitas
  • dubietas
  • dubium
  • dubbio
  • dubbietà
  • dubbiezza
  • dubi
  • dubu
  • nomen dubium
  • dubiu
  • dubar
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