Where does “equivocator” come from?
equivocator (English) comes from English equivocate, from Latin aequivocatus, from Latin aequivoco, from Latin aequivocus, from Latin -vocus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
equivocator (English): Agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates
Definitions
- Agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates
Ancestry of “equivocator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | equivocate | To use words of equivocal or doubtful... |
| 2 | Latin | aequivocatus | — |
| 3 | Latin | aequivoco | I call or name in the same way; dative masculine... |
| 4 | Latin | aequivocus | equivocal, ambiguous |
| 5 | Latin | -vocus | Forms adjectives that denote meaning |
| 6 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |