Etymology

titubant

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Today it means: stumbling, staggering; with the movement of one who is tipsy Full definition →

French titubant ← Latin titubāre
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  1. Latin · derived fromtitubāre“falter”
  2. French · borrowed fromtitubant
  3. English todaytitubant

From French titubant, present participle of tituber, from Latin titubāre (“falter”).

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