Where does “ambivalently” come from?
ambivalently (English) comes from English ambivalent, from German Ambivalenz, from Spanish ambivalencia, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
ambivalently (English): In an ambivalent manner
Ancestry of “ambivalently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ambivalent | Simultaneously experiencing or expressing... |
| 2 | German | Ambivalenz | ambivalence |
| 3 | Spanish | ambivalencia | — |
| 4 | Latin | ambi- | ambi- |
| 5 | Latin | ambō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |