Where does “equinecessary” come from?
equinecessary (English) comes from English necessary, from Middle English necessarye, from Old French necessaire, from Latin necessārius, from Latin necesse, from Latin cessus, from Latin cēdō, from Proto-Italic kedō.
equinecessary (English): Necessary or needful in the same degree
Definitions
- Necessary or needful in the same degree
Ancestry of “equinecessary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | necessary | Required, essential, whether logically... |
| 2 | Middle English | necessarye | — |
| 3 | Old French | necessaire | — |
| 4 | Latin | necessārius | unavoidable, inevitable |
| 5 | Latin | necesse | unavoidable, "particularly" |
| 6 | Latin | cessus | conceded, given up, granted, surrendered,... |
| 7 | Latin | cēdō | to go, move, proceed, go along, move along |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 10 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |