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Where does “disambiguare” come from?

disambiguare (Italian) comes from Italian ambiguo, from Latin ambiguus, from Latin ambigo, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

disambiguare (Italian): to disambiguate

Definitions

  1. to disambiguate

Ancestry of “disambiguare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianambiguoambiguous, equivocal; shifty; doubtful, shady
2Latinambiguusgoing two ways, hither and thither, moving from...
3LatinambigoI go about; I wander; I hesitate, waver, doubt
4Latinambi-ambi-
5Latinambō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “disambiguare”

  • disambiguate
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