English
indubious
Indubious comes from Latin indubius ‘certain, not in doubt’, and goes back to dubius.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdubius‘Vacillating in mind, wavering, uncertain, doubting, doubtful, dubious, irresolute’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindubius‘certain, not in doubt’
- Englishearliest quotation 1673indubious
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdubius‘Vacillating in mind, wavering, uncertain, doubting, doubtful, dubious, irresolute’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindubius‘certain, not in doubt’
- Englishearliest quotation 1673indubious
Earliest quotation: 1673, Gideon Harvey: “indubious confidence”.
Linked words
through Latin dubius ‘Vacillating in mind, wavering, uncertain,…’
Today it means
adj Not dubious or doubtful; certain.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin dubius / indubious