Where does “equivocally” come from?
equivocally (English) comes from English equivocal, from Latin aequivocus, from Latin -vocus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
equivocally (English): With ambiguity; With uncertainty
Definitions
- With ambiguity; With uncertainty
Ancestry of “equivocally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | equivocal | A word or expression capable of different... |
| 2 | Latin | aequivocus | equivocal, ambiguous |
| 3 | Latin | -vocus | Forms adjectives that denote meaning |
| 4 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |