English
equityholder
From equity + holder.
Old Latin aiquos
Latin aequus ‘equal, even’
Latin aequitās ‘uniformity’
Old French equité
Middle English equitee
English equity
Proto-Germanic *haldaną ‘to hold, to keep’
Proto-West Germanic *haldan ‘to hold’
Old English healdan ‘to hold fast, to grasp’
Middle English holden ‘to hold’
English hold
English holder
Today it means
noun One who owns equity in a corporation or other business.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / equityholder