aequiter Latin · revision 9840

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

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+ ==Pronunciation==

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

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

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+ ==Forms==

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

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|la|aequus|-ter|t1=level, 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==

+ Gaffiot cites Livius Andronicus' tragedies, and Plautus as quoted by Priscian.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010) Köbler dates Livius Andronicus 280/260–before 200 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ An early word, it meant in equal proportions, evenly, equally, fairly.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 280/260–before 200 BC – Livius Andronicus uses it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # In equal proportions, [[m|en|evenly]], fairly.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[aequus]]

+ * [[aequē]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}