myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of aequivalere

Etymology of the Latin word aequivalere

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)

French équivaloir, Italian equivalere, Portuguese equivaler, Spanish equivaler

Word found in Late Latin, Vulgar Latin