English
equable
Equable comes from Latin aequābilis ‘equal, similar, like’, from aequō ‘make level’, and ultimately from Old Latin aiquos.
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEaiquos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequus‘even, level’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequō‘make level’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequābilis‘equal, similar, like’
- Englishearliest quotation 1841equable
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEaiquos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequus‘even, level’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequō‘make level’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequābilis‘equal, similar, like’
- Englishearliest quotation 1841equable
Earliest quotation: 1841, Charles Dickens: “The cheerful influence of the morning seemed to have…”
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *aikʷos
through Old Latin aiquos
equality, inequitable, 12 more
through Latin aequus ‘even, level’
equal, equity, egalitarian, equitable, 14 more
through Latin aequō ‘make level’
Today it means
adj Unvarying, calm and steady; constant and uniform.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Latin aiquos / equable