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Where does “equivaler” come from?

equivaler (Galician) comes 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.

equivaler (Galician): to be equivalent; first/third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. to be equivalent; first/third-person singular...

Ancestry of “equivaler”, step by step

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