Etymology

ambiguously

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Today it means: In an ambiguous manner. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English ambiguous
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰí
  4. Proto-Italic*amβi-
  5. Latinambi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  8. Proto-Italic*agō
  9. Latinagō
  10. Latinambig(ō)
  11. Latinambiguu
  12. Englishambiguous
  13. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  14. Proto-Germanic*līką
  15. English todayambiguously

From ambiguous + -ly.

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