hesitancy

hesitancy

English

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Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin haereō
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin -tō
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Latin -tō
Latin -itō
Latin -titō
Latin haesitō
Latin haesitāns
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Latin haesitantiabor.
English hesitancy

    From Latin haesitantia.[1] By surface analysis, hesitant +‎ -cy.

    Noun

    hesitancy (countable and uncountable, plural hesitancies)

    1. A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.
      Synonym: hesitation

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    References

    1. ^ “hesitancy, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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