Where does “equivoco” come from?

equivoco (Italian) comes 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.

equivoco (Italian): equivocal, ambiguous, shifty; dubious;...

Definitions

  1. equivocal, ambiguous, shifty; dubious;...

Ancestry of “equivoco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinaequivocusequivocal, ambiguous
2Latinvocōto call, summon, beckon (with one's voice)
3Latinvōxvoice
4Proto-Italicwōksvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “equivoco”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic wōks →