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Where does “unambiguously” come from?

Unambiguously derives from English ambiguous, from Latin ambiguus meaning wandering about, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- meaning to drive or move.

unambiguously (English): In a manner that is not ambiguous; leaving no...

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  1. In a manner that is not ambiguous; leaving no...

Ancestry of “unambiguously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishunambiguousclear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
2EnglishambiguousOpen to multiple interpretations; Vague and...
3Latinambiguusgoing two ways, hither and thither, moving from...
4LatinambigoI go about; I wander; I hesitate, waver, doubt
5Latinambi-ambi-
6Latinambō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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