Where does “inequitably” come from?
inequitably (English) comes from English inequitable, from French inéquitable, from French équitable, from French équité, from Latin aequitas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
inequitably (English): In an inequitable manner
Ancestry of “inequitably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | inequitable | unfair, unequal or unjust |
| 2 | French | inéquitable | unfair; unjust; uneven; unequal |
| 3 | French | équitable | just, equitable, fair |
| 4 | French | équité | equity |
| 5 | Latin | aequitas | uniformity, evenness, equalness; equality,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tās | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |