Where does “unequitable” come from?
unequitable (English) comes from English equitable, from French équitable, from French équité, from Latin aequitas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
unequitable (English): inequitable
Definitions
- inequitable
Ancestry of “unequitable”, step by step
unequitable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English equitable
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |