Where does “equitably” come from?
Equitably comes from English equitable, from French équitable, combining Latin root elements ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm meaning "with" or "together."
equitably (English): In an equitable manner
Definitions
- In an equitable manner
Ancestry of “equitably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | equitable | Marked by or having equity; Fair, just, or... |
| 2 | French | équitable | just, equitable, fair |
| 3 | French | équité | equity |
| 4 | Latin | aequitas | uniformity, evenness, equalness; equality,... |
| 5 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |