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Where does “ekvivalens” come from?

ekvivalens (Swedish) comes 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.

ekvivalens (Swedish): equivalence

Definitions

  1. equivalence

Ancestry of “ekvivalens”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ekvivalens”

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