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Where does “equivalere” come from?

equivalere (Italian) 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.

equivalere (Italian): to be equivalent; to correspond

Definitions

  1. to be equivalent; to correspond

Ancestry of “equivalere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “equivalere”

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