Where does “equipollently” come from?
equipollently (English) comes from English equipollent, from Latin aequipollens, from Latin pollens, from Latin polleo, from Proto-Italic potiwalēō.
equipollently (English): With equal power
Definitions
- With equal power
Ancestry of “equipollently”, step by step
equipollently traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English equipollent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | equipollent | having equal power or force; able to be deduced... |
| 2 | Latin | aequipollens | equivalent; equipollent |
| 3 | Latin | pollens | able, being strong; mighty, powerful |
| 4 | Latin | polleo | to be strong or powerful; to prevail; to be... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | potiwalēō | — |