Where does “echivalent” come from?

echivalent (Romanian) 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.

echivalent (Romanian): equivalent

Definitions

  1. equivalent

Ancestry of “echivalent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéquivalentequivalent
2Latinaequivalēnsbeing equivalent, having equal power; equivalent
3Latinaequivaleōto be equivalent, have equal power
4Latinvaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail
5Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yetiEvery word from Proto-Italic walēō