LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, no passive

aequivaleō

aequivaleō (present infinitive aequivalēre, perfect active aequivaluī, supine aequivalitum)
Classical[ae̯.kʷɪˈwa.ɫe.oː]Ecclesiastical[e.kʷiˈvaː.le.o]

Meaning

  1. to be equivalent, have equal power

Conjugation conjugation 2

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.aequivaleōaequivalēbamaequivalēbōaequivaluīaequivalueramaequivaluerō
2nd sg.aequivalēsaequivalēbāsaequivalēbisaequivaluistīaequivaluerāsaequivalueris
3rd sg.aequivaletaequivalēbataequivalēbitaequivaluitaequivaluerataequivaluerit
1st pl.aequivalēmusaequivalēbāmusaequivalēbimusaequivaluimusaequivaluerāmusaequivaluerimus
2nd pl.aequivalētisaequivalēbātisaequivalēbitisaequivaluistisaequivaluerātisaequivalueritis
3rd pl.aequivalentaequivalēbantaequivalēbuntaequivaluērunt
aequivaluēre		aequivaluerantaequivaluerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.aequivaleamaequivalēremaequivaluerimaequivaluissem
2nd sg.aequivaleāsaequivalērēsaequivaluerīsaequivaluissēs
3rd sg.aequivaleataequivalēretaequivalueritaequivaluisset
1st pl.aequivaleāmusaequivalērēmusaequivaluerīmusaequivaluissēmus
2nd pl.aequivaleātisaequivalērētisaequivaluerītisaequivaluissētis
3rd pl.aequivaleantaequivalērentaequivaluerintaequivaluissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.aequivalē—
pres. 2nd pl.aequivalēte—
fut. 2nd sg.aequivalētō—
fut. 3rd sg.aequivalētō—
fut. 2nd pl.aequivalētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.aequivalentō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveaequivalēre—
perfect infinitiveaequivaluisse—
future infinitiveaequivalitūrum esse—
present participleaequivalēns
aequivalente, aequivalentem, aequivalentēs, aequivalentī, aequivalentia, aequivalentibus, aequivalentis, aequivalentīs, aequivalentium		—
future participleaequivalitūrus
aequivalitūra, aequivalitūrā, aequivalitūrae, aequivalitūram, aequivalitūrārum, aequivalitūrās, aequivalitūre, aequivalitūrī, aequivalitūrīs, aequivalitūrō, aequivalitūrōrum, aequivalitūrōs, aequivalitūrum		—
gerundaequivalendī, aequivalendō, aequivalendumsupineaequivalitum, aequivalitū

aequĭ-vălĕo, ēre, v. a. aequus,
I. to have equal power, be equivalent, Auct. Carm. de Phil. 6.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *walēō Latin valeō Latin aequivaleō From aequus (“equal”) + valeō (“to be worth”).

Descendants
  • Catalanequivaler
  • Englishequivale
  • Frenchéquivaloir
  • Italianequivalere
  • Spanishequivaler
  • Galicianequivaler

In English words that came into English from aequivaleō

  • equivalentaequivalentem
  • equivalenceaequivalentia
  • equivalencyaequivalentia

Quick answers

What does aequivaleō mean in Latin?
aequivaleō, a verb, means “to be equivalent, have equal power”.
What are the principal parts of aequivaleō?
aequivaleō, aequivalēre, aequivaluī, aequivalitum (second conjugation, no passive).
How do you pronounce aequivaleō?
In classical Latin, [ae̯.kʷɪˈwa.ɫe.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.kʷiˈvaː.le.o].
Where does aequivaleō come from?
Proto-Italic *aikʷos? → Old Latin aiquos → Latin aequivaleō.
Which English words come from aequivaleō?
English words that go back to Latin aequivaleō include equivalent, equivalence and equivalency.