1620s, from Latin hebetudo, noun of quality from hebes "blunt, dull," figuratively "sluggish; stupid," a word of unknown origin. Related: Hebetudinous.
hebdomadal
hebdomadally
Hebe
hebephrenia
hebetate
hebetude
Hebraic
Hebraism
Hebrew
Hebrides
Hecate
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