Where does “unambivalent” come from?
unambivalent (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.
unambivalent (English): Not ambivalent
Definitions
- Not ambivalent
Ancestry of “unambivalent”, step by step
unambivalent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ambivalent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ambivalent | Simultaneously experiencing or expressing... |
| 2 | German | Ambivalenz | ambivalence |
| 3 | Spanish | ambivalencia | ambivalence |
| 4 | Latin | ambi- | around, about |
| 5 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |