myEtymology.com: English etymology of equivocal

Etymology of the English word equivocal

the English word equivocal

derived from the Late Latin word aequivocus (equivocal, ambiguous; of like significations)

derived from the Latin word vocare (call, summon; name)

derived from the Late Latin word vox (voice, tone, expression)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wekʷ-

derived from the Latin word aequus (level, even, equal)

using the Latin prefix equi-

The earliest known usage of equivocal in English dates from the 17th century.

Word found in Modern English