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Where does “unambivalently” come from?

unambivalently (English) comes from English unambivalent, 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 — on, onto.

unambivalently (English): In an unambivalent manner

Definitions

  1. In an unambivalent manner

Ancestry of “unambivalently”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunambivalentNot ambivalent
2EnglishambivalentSimultaneously experiencing or expressing...
3GermanAmbivalenzambivalence
4Spanishambivalencia—
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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