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Where does “equivocamente” come from?

equivocamente (Italian) comes from Italian equivoco, from Late Latin aequivocus, from Latin vocō, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

equivocamente (Italian): ambiguously, equivocally; dubiously

Definitions

  1. ambiguously, equivocally; dubiously

Ancestry of “equivocamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianequivocoequivocal, ambiguous, shifty; dubious;...
2Late Latinaequivocusequivocal, ambiguous
3Latinvocō—
4Latinvōx—
5Proto-Italicwōksvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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