Where does “doutance” come from?
doutance (Old French) comes from Old French douter, from Latin dubitō, from Latin dubō, from Latin *dubos, from Indo-European *bʰuH-.
doutance (Old French): doubt
Definitions
- doubt
Ancestry of “doutance”, step by step
doutance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French douter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | douter | Alternative form of doter |
| 2 | Latin | dubitō | to waver (in opinion), be uncertain, doubt, question, be in doubt |
| 3 | Latin | dubō | — |
| 4 | Latin | *dubos | — |
| 5 | Indo-European | *bʰuH- | — |
via Medieval Latin dubitantia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | dubitantia | nominative neuter plural of dubitāns; accusative... |