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Where does “doter” come from?

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

doter (Old French): to doubt; to fear; to be afraid

Definitions

  1. to doubt; to fear; to be afraid

Ancestry of “doter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindubitō—
2Latindubō—
3Latin*dubos—
4Indo-European*bʰuH-—

Words derived from “doter”

  • doubt
  • doubtless
  • doubting
  • doubter
  • doubtingly
  • undoubting
  • misdoubt
  • dout
  • douter
  • doubteth
  • undoubtingly
  • doubtest
  • doubtsome
  • doubtlessness
  • misdoubteth
  • doubtance
  • misdoubtful
  • doubtous
  • self-doubt
  • doubtworthy
  • misdoubtest
  • bedoubt
  • doubtee
  • douteux
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