English
ambagious
Ambagious comes from Latin ambāgiōsus ‘obscure, enigmatic, not straightforward,…’, from ambāgēs ‘roundabout path’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*agō‘to drive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagō‘to behave, proceed’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEambāgēs‘roundabout path’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEambāgiōsus‘obscure, enigmatic, not straightforward, ambagious, ambiguous’
- Englishtodayambagious
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*agō‘to drive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagō‘to behave, proceed’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEambāgēs‘roundabout path’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEambāgiōsus‘obscure, enigmatic, not straightforward, ambagious, ambiguous’
- Englishtodayambagious
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
suggest, register, essay, acre, gesture, digest, congestion, agrarian, belligerent, progesterone, gestation, ingestion, ingest, axiomatic, agitate, agger, samaj, gerund, gestion, 127 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
strategy, agony, antagonist, reactionary, axiom, antagonism, agonist, antagonize, stratagem, glucagon, agonize, 101 more
through Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
reaction, actively, transaction, inactive, radioactive, retroactive, hyperactivity, reagent, unambiguous, ambiguously, 79 more
through Latin agō ‘to behave, proceed’
act, action, active, activity, actual, agency, actor, agent, agenda, examine, examination, activate, squat, enact, assay, ambiguity, agile, agility, ambiguous, radium, actuator, agitation, cogent, actuation, inexact, exigent, actuate, redact, 96 more
Today it means
adj Roundabout, circuitous, vague.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / ambagious