Where does “zweideutig” come from?
zweideutig (German) comes from French équivoque, from Latin aequivocus, from Latin -vocus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
zweideutig (German): ambiguous
Definitions
- ambiguous
Ancestry of “zweideutig”, step by step
zweideutig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French équivoque
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | équivoque | equivocal; equivocation; double entendre |
| 2 | Latin | aequivocus | equivocal, ambiguous |
| 3 | Latin | -vocus | Forms adjectives that denote meaning |
| 4 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via German deuten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | deuten | to interpret; to point at |
| 2 | Middle High German | diuten | — |
| 3 | Old High German | diuten | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þiudijaną | to associate (with); engage with; attach to; join (with); connect |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |