Where does “disequilibrium” come from?
Disequilibrium comes from Latin dis- (apart) and aequilibrium (equal balance), from Latin aequus (equal), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ (two).
disequilibrium (English): The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially...
Definitions
- The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially...
Ancestry of “disequilibrium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | equilibrium | The condition of a system in which competing... |
| 2 | Latin | æquilībrium | A level or horizontal position, equilibrium |
| 3 | German | Gleichgewicht | equilibrium; balance, poise |
| 4 | German | gleich | equal; same; very similar; same; identical |
| 5 | Middle High German | gelīch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | gilīh | equal |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | galīk | alike, similar |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |