English
ambiguator
Ambiguator comes from Latin ambig(ō), 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 CEambiguu
- English1500–presentambiguate
- Englishtodayambiguator
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 CEambiguu
- English1500–presentambiguate
- Englishtodayambiguator
A compound of ambiguate + -or
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
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Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
Latin agō ‘to act, to behave’
Latin ambig(ō)
Latin ambiguus ‘going two ways, hither and thither, moving…’
English ambiguate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
suggest, register, essay, acre, gesture, congestion, digest, agrarian, progesterone, ingestion, belligerent, gestation, ingest, agitate, axiomatic, agger, samaj, gerund, gestion, 129 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
strategy, agony, antagonist, reactionary, axiom, antagonism, agonist, antagonize, glucagon, stratagem, agonize, 103 more
through Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
reaction, actively, transaction, radioactive, inactive, retroactive, reagent, hyperactivity, 81 more
through Latin agō ‘to act, to behave’
act, action, active, agency, activity, agent, actual, agenda, actor, examine, examination, activate, enact, agile, agility, assay, squat, agitation, radium, cogent, inexact, actuator, actuation, exigent, redact, actuate, 96 more
through Latin ambiguu
Today it means
noun Anything that creates ambiguity.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / ambiguator