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Where does “ambiguo” come from?

ambiguo (Spanish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

ambiguo (Spanish): ambiguous; used as both masculine and feminine

Definitions

  1. ambiguous; used as both masculine and feminine

Ancestry of “ambiguo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ambiguo”

  • ambiguamente
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