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Where does “equivalente” come from?

equivalente (Italian) comes from Italian equivalere, 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.

equivalente (Italian): equivalent; present participle of equivalere

Definitions

  1. equivalent; present participle of equivalere

Ancestry of “equivalente”, step by step

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

Words derived from “equivalente”

  • equivalentemente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →