myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of aequivalens

Etymology of the Latin word aequivalens

the Latin word aequivalens (equivalent, of equal value or significance)

derived from the Latin word aequivalere (have equal power, be equivalent)

derived from the Late Latin word valere (be strong, powerful, influential; farewell, goodbye, adieu)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wal-

using the Latin prefix aequi-

derived from the Latin word aequus (level, even, equal)

derived from the Latin word aequum (level ground; equal footing, terms)

Word found in Late Latin, Vulgar Latin