equivalent的词源

英文词源

equivalent (adj.)

early 15c., from Middle French equivalent and directly from Late Latin aequivalentem (nominative aequivalens) "equivalent," present participle of aequivalere "be equivalent," from Latin aequus "equal" (see equal (adj.)) + valere "be well, be worth" (see valiant). As a noun from c. 1500, "that which is equal or corresponds to." Related: Equivalently.

中文词源

equivalent：等价的

来自equal, 平等的。-val, 价值，见value.

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：equivalent 词源，equivalent 含义。

equivalent：相等的，等价的，等值的 

来源于拉丁语中由形容词aequus(相等的)和基本动词valere(强壮,价值)组成的复合动词aequivalere的现在分词aequivalens(有相等力量的)。

词根词缀： -equ-均,等 + -i- + -val-价值 + -ent形容词词尾