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aequus.

equal

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈae̯.kʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈɛː.kʷus]
  1. equal

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. level, even, flat, horizontal

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  3. calm

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  4. fair, impartial, equitable, just, favorable

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos? Old Latin aiquos Latin aequus From earlier aiquos (SCdB), for Proto-Italic *aikʷos or *aikwos, of unknown origin. Cf. however the Italic tribe Aequī, Aequīcolī (+ colere), and the placenames Aequum Tūticum (Samnium Hirpinum), Aequum Faliscum and Aequī Faliscī (Etruria), Superaequum (Samnium Paelignum), in some of which the noun aequum (“plain”), in others perhaps the adjective "razed" can be seen. Not related to Sanskrit ऐक्य (aikya, “concord, identity, sameness”).

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