Hesitate

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early 17th century: from Latin haesitat- ‘stuck fast, left undecided’, from the verb haesitare, from haerere ‘stick, stay’.


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From Latin haesitatus, past participle of haesitare, intensive of haerere(“to hesitate, stick fast; to hang or hold fast”). Compare aghast, gaze, adhere.


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hesitate (v.)

1620s, from Latin haesitatus, past participle of haesitare "to stick fast; to hesitate; to stammer" (see hesitation). Related: Hesitated; hesitating; hesitatingly.