Etymology

doubter

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Today it means: One who doubts. Full definition →

English doubt ← Latin dubitōinflu. ← Middle English doute
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  4. Proto-Italic*du(i)βwos
  5. Latin*dubosde
  6. Latindubō
  7. Latindubitō
  8. Old Frenchdoter
  9. Middle Englishdouten
  10. Old Frenchdoter
  11. Old Frenchdoute
  12. Middle Englishdoute
  13. Englishdubiousinflu.
  14. Latindubitōinflu.
  15. Englishdoubt
  16. English todaydoubter

From doubt + -er.

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