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Where does “équivalentiste” come from?

équivalentiste (French) comes from French équivalent, 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.

équivalentiste (French): equivalentist

Definitions

  1. equivalentist

Ancestry of “équivalentiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéquivalentequivalent
2Latinaequivalēns—
3Latinaequivaleō—
4Latinvaleō—
5Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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