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Where does “adequation” come from?

adequation (English) comes from Latin adaequatio, from Latin aequatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

adequation (English): equivalence; A change in the meaning of a term...

Definitions

  1. equivalence; A change in the meaning of a term...

Ancestry of “adequation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadaequatioequalizing, adjusting, adapting
2Latinaequatioan equalization, equal distribution; equation
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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