English
inequitable
Inequitable comes from French inéquitable ‘unfair’, from équitable ‘fair’, and ultimately from Old Latin aiquos.
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEaiquos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequus‘equal, even’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequitās‘uniformity, evenness, equalness’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentéquité‘equity, fairness’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentéquitable‘fair’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentinéquitable‘unfair’
- Englishtodayinequitable
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEaiquos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequus‘equal, even’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequitās‘uniformity, evenness, equalness’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentéquité‘equity, fairness’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentéquitable‘fair’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentinéquitable‘unfair’
- Englishtodayinequitable
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *aikʷos
through Old Latin aiquos
through Latin aequus ‘equal, even’
equal, equation, equate, egalitarian, 15 more
through Latin aequitās ‘uniformity, evenness, equalness’
Today it means
adj unfair, unequal or unjust.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Latin aiquos / inequitable