Etymograph

English

equate

Equate comes from Latin aequātus ‘equalized, having been made equal’, and goes back to Old Latin aiquos.

  1. Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEaiquos
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequus‘level, equal’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequō‘make equal or level’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequātus‘equalized, having been made equal’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500equaten
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1960equate

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEaiquos
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequus‘level, equal’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequō‘make equal or level’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequātus‘equalized, having been made equal’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500equaten
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1960equate

Earliest quotation: 1960, Talking of Trains: “Mr. Hoyle, who does not believe many multiple-unit diesel…”

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *aikʷos

inequality, 13 more

through Old Latin aiquos

equality, inequitable, 14 more

through Latin aequus ‘level, equal’

equal, equity, egalitarian, equitable, 16 more

Today it means

verb To consider equal or equivalent (to or with).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old Latin aiquos / equate

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