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Where does “incredulitas” come from?

incredulitas (Latin) comes from Latin incredulus, from Latin crēdulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

incredulitas (Latin): disbelief, incredulity; unbelief

Definitions

  1. disbelief, incredulity; unbelief

Ancestry of “incredulitas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinincredulusunbelieving, disbelieving, incredulous;...
2Latincrēdulus—
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos—
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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