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Where does “titubar” come from?

titubar (Spanish) comes from Latin titubo, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

Ancestry of “titubar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintituboI stagger, totter, reel; I hesitate, falter,...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “titubar”

  • titubear
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