Etymology

unequivocal

un·equiv·o·cal
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Today it means: Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable Full definition →

English equivocal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Late Latin aequivocus
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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-Italic*aikʷos?
  9. Old Latinaiquos
  10. Latinaequus
  11. Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*wokʷ-
  13. Latinvocō
  14. Late Latinaequivocus
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Englishequivocal
  18. English todayunequivocal

From un- + equivocal.

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