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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvocō—
2Latinvōx—
3Proto-Italicwōksvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “aequivocus”

  • unequivocal
  • unequivocally
  • equivocal
  • equivocally
  • equivocality
  • equivocalness
  • unequivocalness
  • inequivocità
  • inequivoco
  • equivoco
  • equivocità
  • equivocamente
  • équivoque
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