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Where does “эквивалентный” come from?

эквивалентный (Russian) comes from Russian эквивале́нт, from German Äquivalent, 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.

эквивалентный (Russian): equivalent

Definitions

  1. equivalent

Ancestry of “эквивалентный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianэквивале́нт—
2GermanÄquivalent—
3Latinaequivalēns—
4Latinaequivaleō—
5Latinvaleō—
6Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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