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Where does “equator” come from?

equator (English) comes from Late Latin ([[circulus]]) [[aequator]] ([[diei]] [[et]] [[noctis]]).

equator (English): An imaginary great circle around the Earth,...

Definitions

  1. An imaginary great circle around the Earth,...

Ancestry of “equator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latin([[circulus]]) [[aequator]] ([[diei]] [[et]] [[noctis]])—

Words derived from “equator”

  • equatorward
  • equatorwards
  • palaeoequator
  • ikweta
Every word from Late Latin ([[circulus]]) [[aequator]] ([[diei]] [[et]] [[noctis]]) →