Where does “equivoque” come from?

equivoque (English) comes from Late Latin aequivocus, from Latin vocō, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

equivoque (English): Equivocal; A homonym; A play on words, a pun

Definitions

  1. Equivocal; A homonym; A play on words, a pun

Ancestry of “equivoque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinaequivocusequivocal, ambiguous
2Latinvocōto call, summon, beckon (with one's voice)
3Latinvōxvoice
4Proto-Italicwōksvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic wōks →
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