Etymograph

English

equiparate

Equiparate comes from Medieval Latin aequiparātus, and goes back to aequiparō ‘put on a level with, compare’.

  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500aequiparō‘put on a level with, compare’
  2. Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500aequiparātuspast participle of aequiparō
  3. Englishtodayequiparate

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500aequiparō‘put on a level with, compare’
  2. Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500aequiparātuspast participle of aequiparō
  3. Englishtodayequiparate

A compound of aequus ‘equal’ + parō ‘place’

Proto-Italic *aikʷos

Old Latin aiquos

Latin aequus ‘equal’

Today it means

verb To perform equiparation; to transfer attributes from one object or concept to another.

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

Etymograph / Medieval Latin aequiparō / equiparate