equivocal
/ɪˈkwɪvəkəl/ih-KWIH-vuh-kuhl
/ɪˈkwɪvəkəl/ih-KWIH-vuh-kuhl
Meaningwith equal voices
Common meaning: open to more than one meaning
- equiflat, even; matched in size or worthLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 56 · scan
- vocvoice; to callLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 2003 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
‘flat, even’ + ‘voice’ → equivocal
Journey through time
- equi — Latin aequus, -a, -um “flat, even; matched in size or worth” (path traced)
- voc — Latin vōx, vōcis; vocō “voice; to call” (path traced)
Parts join in Latin as aequiuocus.
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin aequus ‘flat, even’ and Latin vōx ‘voice’.
Roots
- aequus, -a, -um Latin “flat, even; matched in size or worth”
- vōx, vōcis; vocō Latin “voice; to call”
Related words
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