Etymology

hesitational

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Today it means: Relating to hesitation. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English hesitation ← Latin haesitātiō
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The story

  1. Latinhaereō
  2. Latinhaesitō
  3. Latinhaesitātiō
  4. Englishhesitation
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. English todayhesitational

From hesitation + -al.

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