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Where does “dúvida” come from?

dúvida (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese duvidar, from Latin dubitō, from Latin dubō, from Latin *dubos, from Indo-European *bʰuH-.

dúvida (Portuguese): doubt, uncertainty; question

Definitions

  1. doubt, uncertainty; question

Ancestry of “dúvida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseduvidarto doubt; to disbelieve
2Latindubitō—
3Latindubō—
4Latin*dubos—
5Indo-European*bʰuH-—

Words derived from “dúvida”

  • duvidoso
Every word from Indo-European *bʰuH- →