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Where does “douteles” come from?

douteles (Middle English) comes from Middle English doute, from Old French doute, from Old French doter, from Latin dubitō, from Latin dubō, from Latin *dubos, from Indo-European *bʰuH-.

douteles (Middle English): doubtless

Definitions

  1. doubtless

Ancestry of “douteles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdoutedoubt
2Old Frenchdoutedoubt
3Old Frenchdoterto doubt; to fear; to be afraid
4Latindubitō—
5Latindubō—
6Latin*dubos—
7Indo-European*bʰuH-—

Words derived from “douteles”

  • doubtless
  • doubtlessness
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