Claudicant
/ˈklɔːdɪkənt/noun
Limping or weak in movement; faltering or lacking stability.
Did you know?It comes from Latin *claudicāre*, “to limp,” a word that also gave English *claudication* in medicine, where blood-flow problems make the legs fail like a broken spell.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
claudicāre
“to limp, stumble, or be lame”
Late Latin
Latin
claudicāns
“limping; faltering”
Middle English
English
claudicant
“limping or lame”
Modern English
English
claudicant
“faltering, unstable, or limping”