myEtymology.com: English etymology of equivocate

Etymology of the English word equivocate

the English word equivocate

derived from the Late Latin word aequivocatio

derived from the Medieval Latin word aequivocare

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 equivocate in English dates from the 15th century.

Word found in Modern English