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hesitative

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin haereō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō ▲ Latin -tō Latin -itō Latin -titō Latin haesitō Latin haesitātusbor. English hesitate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English hesitative From hesitate + -ive.

  1. derived from -yf English -ive English hesitative From hesitate + -ive
  2. derived from -īvus Old French -ifbor
  3. derived from hesitate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder
  4. derived from haereō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō ▲ Latin -tō Latin -itō Latin -titō Latin haesitō Latin haesitātusbor

Definitions

  1. Distinguished by hesitation

    Distinguished by hesitation; hesitating.

The neighborhood

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