English
nonambiguous
Nonambiguous comes from Latin agō ‘to act, to behave’, from Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’, 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–presentambiguous
- Englishtodaynonambiguous
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–presentambiguous
- Englishtodaynonambiguous
A compound of non- + ambiguous
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ‘one’
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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-
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Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
Latin agō ‘to act, to behave’
Latin ambig(ō)
Latin ambiguus ‘moving from side to side, of doubtful nature’
English ambiguous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
suggest, register, essay, acre, gesture, digest, congestion, agrarian, belligerent, progesterone, gestation, ingestion, ingest, agitate, axiomatic, 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, activity, actual, agent, actor, agenda, examine, examination, activate, squat, agile, agility, assay, enact, agitation, radium, actuator, cogent, actuation, inexact, actuate, exigent, redact, 95 more
through Latin ambig(ō)
through English ambiguous
Today it means
adj Not ambiguous.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / nonambiguous