Etymology of the English word adequate
the English word
adequatederived from the Latin word
adaequatus (equal; adequate)
derived from the Latin word
adaequare (equalize, make equal in height, come up to level)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
aequare (level, make even, straight)
derived from the Latin word
aequus (level, even, equal)
Date
The earliest known usage of adequate in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
adequacy,
inadequateCognates
Dutch
adequaat, French
adéquat, German
adäquatUsage
Word found in Modern English
