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Where does “ambigere” come from?

ambigere (Latin) comes from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ambigere (Latin): present active infinitive of ambigō; to go about,...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of ambigō; to go about,...

Ancestry of “ambigere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinambi-ambi-
2Latinambō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “ambigere”

  • ambiguous
  • ambiguity
  • unambiguous
  • unambiguously
  • ambiguously
  • unambiguity
  • ambiguousness
  • unambiguousness
  • nonambiguous
  • inambiguous
  • ambigu
  • ambiguus
  • ambiguitas
  • ambigue
  • ambigua
  • ambiguo
  • ambiguamente
  • ambiguo
  • ambiguità
  • ambiguo
  • disambiguate
  • ambiguamente
  • disambiguare
  • ambigument
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