English
dubitable
Dubitable comes from Latin dubitābilis ‘doubtful’, and goes back to dubitō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdubitō‘doubt’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdubitābilis‘doubtful’
- Englishtodaydubitable
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdubitō‘doubt’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdubitābilis‘doubtful’
- Englishtodaydubitable
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *du(i)βwos
through Latin dubitō ‘doubt’
Today it means
adj Capable of being doubted; susceptible of being questioned.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin dubitō / dubitable