ambages.
an indirect, roundabout path; a wandering to and fro, twists and turns
Meaning & usage
an indirect, roundabout path; a wandering to and fro, twists and turns
an indirect, roundabout path; a wandering to and fro, twists and turns Used to denote any intricate or tortuous process, system or scheme
circumlocution, ambiguity, evasion, digression, beating about the bush
a mental uncertainty or confusion
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-ḗy Proto-Italic *-ēi(s) Latin -ēs Latin ambāgēs From ambi- (“around”) + agō (“to behave, proceed”) + -ēs (noun-forming suffix).
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