Reluctant
/rɪˈlʌk.tənt/noun
Unwilling or hesitant to do something.
Did you know?The term 'reluctant' is derived from the Latin 'reluctari', meaning 'to struggle against', evoking the image of resisting something powerful.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*lewg-
“to bend, to be pliable, to struggle”
Latin
Latin
reluctari
“to struggle against, resist”
Old French
Old French
reluctant
“resistant, unwilling”
Middle English
Middle English
reluctant
“refusing or resisting something”
Modern English
English
reluctant
“unwilling, hesitant in action”