aeque Latin · revision 9830

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Plautus|origins=la aequus}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈae̯.kʷeː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈɛː.kʷe]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''aequē''' (comparative aequius, superlative aequissimē)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|la|aequus|-ē|t1=level, even, equal]], an adverb.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan finds no convincing etymology for ⟨aequus⟩, probably from ⟨*aikwos⟩.^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Its earliest source is Plautus.^(Köbler 2010)^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Its commonest use was to an equal degree, as much, equally, alike, as in Plautus, Ennius and Terence; it also meant level, in a level manner, and in the same proportion, uniformly, as in Vitruvius; likewise, also, ''aequē ut'' “just as”, as in Seneca; and equitably, justly, fairly, as in Cicero.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant equally, in like manner, and ''aequē ac'' as well as.^(Stelten 1995) British Medieval Latin also used it for at an equal distance, on equal terms, and in balance in accounts.^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of fairness.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 84–c. 25 BC – Vitruvius uses it of levelness.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # To an equal degree, as much, [[m|en|equally]], alike.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Level, in a level manner; uniformly.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Likewise, also, ''aequē ut'', just as.^(OLD 2012)

+ # [[m|en|equitably|alt=Equitably]], justly, fairly.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[aequābilis]]

+ * [[aequābilitās]]

+ * [[aequābiliter]]

+ * [[aequālis]]

+ * [[aequālitās]]

+ * [[aequāliter]]

+ * [[aequātiō]]

+ * [[aequātus]]

+ * [[aequitās]]

+ * [[aequiter]]

+ * [[aequus]]

+ * [[aequō]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}