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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

  1. Necessary or needful in the same degree

Ancestry of “equinecessary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnecessaryRequired, essential, whether logically...
2Middle Englishnecessarye—
3Old Frenchnecessaire—
4Latinnecessārius—
5Latinnecesseunavoidable, "particularly"
6Latincessusconceded, given up, granted, surrendered,...
7Latincēdō—
8Proto-Italickedōgive here!
9Proto-Italickehere
10Indo-European*ḱe—
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