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cunctatio.

delay, hesitation; tardiness, inactivity; hesitating about/delaying of (w/GEN);

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kuːŋkˈtaː.ti.oː]Classical-Latin[kuŋkˈtat.t͡si.o]

  1. delay; hesitation

    declension-3

  2. inactivity

    declension-3

  3. dawdling

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin cūnctor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cūnctātiō From cūnctor (“to delay; to hesitate”) + -tiō (noun-forming suffix).

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