Etymology

unambiguously

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Today it means: In a manner that is not ambiguous; leaving no doubt; clearly. Full definition →

English ambiguously ← Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰí
  11. Proto-Italic*amβi-
  12. Latinambi-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  15. Proto-Italic*agō
  16. Latinagō
  17. Latinambig(ō)
  18. Latinambiguu
  19. Englishambiguous
  20. Englishunambiguous
  21. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  22. Proto-Germanic*līką
  23. Englishun-
  24. Englishambiguous
  25. Englishambiguously
  26. English todayunambiguously

From unambiguous + -ly, or from un- + ambiguously.

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