Where does “equivocar” come from?

equivocar (Catalan) comes from Latin æquus, from Latin vocāre, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

equivocar (Catalan): to mistake, be wrong about, make a mistake

Definitions

  1. to mistake, be wrong about, make a mistake

Ancestry of “equivocar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinæquusequal
2Latinvocāre—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Latin vocāre →Every word from Latin æquus →