Where does “aequivocus” come from?

aequivocus (Late Latin) comes 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.

aequivocus (Late Latin): equivocal, ambiguous

Definitions

  1. equivocal, ambiguous

Ancestry of “aequivocus”, step by step

aequivocus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vocō

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

via Latin æquus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinæquusequal
2Latinvocāre—

Words derived from “aequivocus”

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