Etymology Explorer › Latin

Where does “aequivocus” come from?

aequivocus (Latin) comes from Latin -vocus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

aequivocus (Latin): equivocal, ambiguous

Definitions

  1. equivocal, ambiguous

Ancestry of “aequivocus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-vocusForms adjectives that denote meaning
2Latin-ussuffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,...
3Old Latin-osaccusative masculine plural of -us
4Proto-Italic-os—
5Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “aequivocus”

  • equivocate
  • equivoque
  • equivocator
  • aequivocare
  • aequivocatus
  • aequivoco
  • equivocar
  • equívoco
  • equivocadamente
  • equivocado
  • equivocate
  • equivocabile
  • equivocare
  • equivocamente
  • inequivocamente
  • equívoco
  • aequivocare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ós →