English
ambiguation
Ambiguation comes from Latin ambiguus ‘going two ways, hither and thither, moving…’, from agō ‘to act, to behave’, 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 act, to behave’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEambig(ō)
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEambiguus‘going two ways, hither and thither, moving from side-to-side’
- Englishtodayambiguation
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 act, to behave’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEambig(ō)
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEambiguus‘going two ways, hither and thither, moving from side-to-side’
- Englishtodayambiguation
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
suggest, register, essay, acre, gesture, digest, congestion, agrarian, belligerent, progesterone, ingest, agitate, gestation, agger, axiomatic, samaj, gerund, gestion, 130 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
strategy, agony, antagonist, reactionary, axiom, antagonism, agonist, antagonize, stratagem, glucagon, agonize, 103 more
through Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
reaction, actively, transaction, inactive, radioactive, reagent, retroactive, hyperactivity, 81 more
through Latin agō ‘to act, to behave’
act, agency, agent, action, active, activity, actual, actor, agenda, examine, examination, activate, enact, agile, agility, assay, squat, radium, cogent, agitation, actuator, inexact, exigent, redact, actuate, actuation, 96 more
through Latin ambig(ō)
Today it means
noun act of ambiguating
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / ambiguation