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Where does “equipment” come from?

Equipment comes from French équipement, derived from Old French équiper with the suffix -ment, ultimately from Latin mentum and mens meaning mind, rooted in Proto-Indo-European méntis and men-.

equipment (English): The act of equipping, or the state of being...

Definitions

  1. The act of equipping, or the state of being...

Ancestry of “equipment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishequipTo supply with something necessary in order to...
2Frenchéquiperto supply; to equip
3Middle Frenchesquiperto equip
4Old Frenchesquiperto embark
5Old Norseskipato arrange, to place in order, to draw up; to...
6Proto-Germanicskipōnąto arrange, set up; to ship, embark
7Proto-Germanicskipąship; hollow object
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
9Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “equipment”

  • reequipment
  • equipmentman
  • ikwipmen
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