Where does “adequative” come from?
adequative (English) comes from Medieval Latin adaequativus, from Latin adaequo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
adequative (English): equivalent or sufficient; adequate
Definitions
- equivalent or sufficient; adequate
Ancestry of “adequative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | adaequativus | — |
| 2 | Latin | adaequo | I make equal to, equalize, level with; I attain... |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |