hesitance

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hesitance

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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

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Latin -tō

Latin -itō

Latin -titō

Latin haesitō

Latin haesitāns

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Latin haesitantiabor.

English hesitance

Borrowed from Latin haesitantia.

noun hesitances · hæsitancy · hesitancy

  1. countable, uncountable The act or state of hesitating. His hesitance was caused by bad past experiences.

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