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Where does “ambiguizar” come from?

ambiguizar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ambíguo, from Latin ambiguus, from Latin ambigo, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

ambiguizar (Portuguese): to ambiguate

Definitions

  1. to ambiguate

Ancestry of “ambiguizar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseambíguoambiguous
2Latinambiguusgoing two ways, hither and thither, moving from...
3LatinambigoI go about; I wander; I hesitate, waver, doubt
4Latinambi-ambi-
5Latinambō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “ambiguizar”

  • ambiguização
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