Where does “Äquivalenzprinzip” come from?
Äquivalenzprinzip (German) comes from German Prinzip, from Latin prīncipium, from Latin prīnceps, from Latin primoceps, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Äquivalenzprinzip (German): A principle of two or more things being equivalent or approximately so, to one another
Definitions
- A principle of two or more things being equivalent or approximately so, to one another
Ancestry of “Äquivalenzprinzip”, step by step
Äquivalenzprinzip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Prinzip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Prinzip | principle |
| 2 | Latin | prīncipium | a beginning, an origin, a commencement |
| 3 | Latin | prīnceps | first, foremost |
| 4 | Latin | primoceps | — |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via German Äquivalenz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Äquivalenz | equivalence |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | aequivalentia | equal force or value, equivalence |