aequiter

Pronunciation

• IPA (Classical): [ˈae̯.kʷɪ.tɛr]^[1]
• IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈɛː.kʷi.ter]^[1]

Forms

aequiter (comparative aequius, superlative aequissimē)^[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin aequus (“level, equal”) + -ter, an adverb.^[2][1] De Vaan finds no convincing etymology for ⟨aequus⟩, probably from ⟨*aikwos⟩.^[3]

Earliest recorded meaning

Gaffiot cites Livius Andronicus' tragedies, and Plautus as quoted by Priscian.^[4][5] Köbler dates Livius Andronicus 280/260–before 200 BC.^[5]

Semantic evolution

An early word, it meant in equal proportions, evenly, equally, fairly.^[2][4]

Timeline

• 280/260–before 200 BC – Livius Andronicus uses it.^[4][5]
• c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it.^[4][5]

Meanings

Adverb

1. In equal proportions, evenly, fairly.^[2]

Related words

• aequus
• aequē

References

1. ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
3. ^ de Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series 7, Leiden; Boston: Brill
4. ^ a b c d Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
5. ^ a b c d Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de