Etymology of the English word redoubtable
the English word
redoubtablederived from the Old French word
redoutablederived from the Old French word
redouterderived from the Old French word
douterderived from the Latin word
dubitare (doubt; deliberate; hesitate)
derived from the Latin word
dubius (doubtful, dubious, uncertain)
derived from the Classical Latin word
duoderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-using the Old French prefix
re-derived from the Old French word
redoubtablederived from the Old French word
redouterderived from the Old French word
douterderived from the Latin word
dubitare (doubt; deliberate; hesitate)
derived from the Latin word
dubius (doubtful, dubious, uncertain)
derived from the Classical Latin word
duoderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-using the Old French prefix
re-Date
The earliest known usage of redoubtable in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
redoubtedUsage
Word found in Modern English
