Where does “equalness” come from?
equalness (English) comes from English equal, from Latin aequālis, from Latin æquus, from Latin vocāre, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
equalness (English): equality
Definitions
- equality
Ancestry of “equalness”, step by step
equalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English equal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | equal | The same in all respects; Exactly identical,... |
| 2 | Latin | aequālis | equal, like |
| 3 | Latin | æquus | equal |
| 4 | Latin | vocāre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |