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hesitar.

to hesitate

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/e.ziˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[e.ziˈta(h)]Brazil/e.ziˈta(ɾ)/São-Paulo/e.ziˈta(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to hesitate

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin haereō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō ▲ Latin -tō Latin -itō Latin -titō Latin haesitārebor. Portuguese hesitar Borrowed from Latin haesitāre.

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