myEtymology.com: French etymology of redoubtable

Etymology of the French word redoubtable

the Old French word redoubtable

derived from the Old French word redouter

derived from the Old French word douter

derived from the Latin word dubitare (doubt; deliberate; hesitate)

derived from the Latin word dubius (doubtful, dubious, uncertain)

derived from the Classical Latin word duo

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dwo-

using the Old French prefix re-

Word found in Old French