Where does “inequivalently” come from?
inequivalently (English) comes from English inequivalent, from English equivalent, from English -valent, from English Valence, from French Valence, from Latin Valentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
inequivalently (English): By means of, or in terms of an inequivalence
Definitions
- By means of, or in terms of an inequivalence
Ancestry of “inequivalently”, step by step
inequivalently traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inequivalent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inequivalent | Not equivalent |
| 2 | English | equivalent | Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect;... |
| 3 | English | -valent | Having one or more valences |
| 4 | English | Valence | The number of arguments that a verb can have, including its subject, ranging from zero to three or, less commonly, four |
| 5 | French | Valence | valence |
| 6 | Latin | Valentia | health, vigour, bodily strength |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English equivalently
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | equivalently | In an equivalent manner; equally |
| 2 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 3 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 4 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 5 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 6 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |