Where does “équivalence” come from?
équivalence (French) comes from Latin aequivalentia, from Latin aequivalēns, from Latin aequivaleō, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
équivalence (French): equivalence
Ancestry of “équivalence”, step by step
Words derived from “équivalence”