Etymology

hesitater

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Today it means: One who hesitates; a ditherer. Full definition →

English hesitate ← Latin haesitātus
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The story

  1. Latinhaereō
  2. Latinhaesitō
  3. Latinhaesitātus
  4. Englishhesitate
  5. English todayhesitater

From hesitate + -er.

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