English
nonambiguity
Nonambiguity comes from Old French ambiguite, from Latin ambiguitās ‘ambiguity, uncertainty, equivocalness’, 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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEambiguitās‘ambiguity, uncertainty, equivocalness’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ambiguite
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- English1500–presentambiguity
- Englishtodaynonambiguity
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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEambiguitās‘ambiguity, uncertainty, equivocalness’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ambiguite
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- English1500–presentambiguity
- Englishtodaynonambiguity
A compound of non- + ambiguity
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ‘one’
…
Proto-Germanic *nainaz ‘none, nought, zero’
Proto-West Germanic *nain
Old English nān ‘no, not any’
Middle English non ‘no, not any’
English non-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
…
Latin ambiguus ‘going two ways, hither and thither, moving…’
Latin ambiguitās ‘ambiguity, uncertainty, equivocalness’
Old French ambiguite
Middle English ambiguite
English ambiguity
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, 128 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
strategy, agony, antagonist, axiom, reactionary, antagonism, agonist, antagonize, stratagem, glucagon, agonize, 102 more
through Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
reaction, actively, transaction, radioactive, inactive, retroactive, reagent, hyperactivity, 80 more
through Latin agō ‘to act, to behave’
act, action, active, agency, actual, agent, actor, activity, agenda, examine, examination, activate, squat, agile, assay, enact, agility, agitation, radium, actuator, cogent, actuation, inexact, actuate, exigent, redact, 95 more
through Latin ambig(ō)
unambiguous, ambiguously, 12 more
through Latin ambiguus ‘going two ways, hither and thither, moving…’
Today it means
noun The condition of being nonambiguous.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / nonambiguity