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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

  1. In an equitable manner

Ancestry of “equitably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishequitableMarked by or having equity; Fair, just, or...
2Frenchéquitablejust, equitable, fair
3Frenchéquitéequity
4Latinaequitasuniformity, evenness, equalness; equality,...
5Latin-tās—
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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