LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

aequātiō

aequātiō f (genitive aequātiōnis)
Classical[ae̯ˈkʷaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[eˈkʷat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. an equalization, equal distribution
  2. equation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaequātiōaequātiōnēs
genitiveaequātiōnisaequātiōnum
dativeaequātiōnīaequātiōnibus
accusativeaequātiōnemaequātiōnēs
ablativeaequātiōneaequātiōnibus
vocativeaequātiōaequātiōnēs

aequātĭo, ōnis, f. aequo,
I. an equalizing, equal distribution: gratiae dignitatis suffragiorum, Cic. Mur. 23; cf. Liv. 34, 31: bonorum, community of goods, communism, Cic. Off. 2, 21, 73: juris, Liv. 8, 4 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*aikʷos?
  2. Old Latinaiquos
  3. Latinaequātiō

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin aequō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin aequātiō From aequō (“make equal or level”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanequació
  • Englishequation
  • Frenchéquation
  • Italianequazione
  • Portugueseequação
  • Romanianecuație
  • Spanishecuación
  • Galicianecuación

Quick answers

What does aequātiō mean in Latin?
aequātiō, a noun, means “an equalization, equal distribution; equation”.
What is the genitive of aequātiō?
The genitive singular is aequātiōnis. aequātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce aequātiō?
In classical Latin, [ae̯ˈkʷaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈkʷat.t͡si.o].
Where does aequātiō come from?
Proto-Italic *aikʷos? → Old Latin aiquos → Latin aequātiō.