The story
- Late Latin · derived fromaequivocus“ambiguous, equivocal”
- Medieval Latin · derived fromaequivocātus
- Middle English · inherited fromequivocaten
- English todayequivocate
From Late Middle English equivocaten, from Medieval Latin aequivocātus, perfect passive participle of aequivocō (“to be called by the same name”), from Late Latin aequivocus (“ambiguous, equivocal”). Compare French équivoque.
Words from the same roots
Late Latinaequivocus all →
equivocationequivoque
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.