English
equipollent
Equipollent comes from Latin aequipollēns ‘equivalent’, from aequus ‘equal’, and ultimately from Old Latin aiquos.
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEaiquos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequus‘equal’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequipollēns‘equivalent’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentéquipollent
- Englishtodayequipollent
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEaiquos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequus‘equal’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequipollēns‘equivalent’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentéquipollent
- Englishtodayequipollent
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *aikʷos
through Old Latin aiquos
equality, inequitable, 12 more
through Latin aequus ‘equal’
equal, equity, equation, egalitarian, equate, equitable, 14 more
Today it means
adj having equal power or force
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Latin aiquos / equipollent