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Where does “doute” come from?

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

doute (Old French): doubt

Definitions

  1. doubt

Ancestry of “doute”, step by step

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

Words derived from “doute”

  • doubtless
  • dout
  • douter
  • doubtlessness
  • doubtous
  • douteuse
  • douteux
  • douteusement
  • doute
  • doute
  • douteles
  • dotos
  • douteus
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