English → Latin
“equality” in Latin
aequitāsuniformity, evenness, equalness; equality, equanimity; impartiality, equity, fairness, justiceaequālitāsequality, similarity, uniformity; political equality; equality of ageaequābilitāsequality, uniformity, equability; equity, justice, impartiality; uniformity of styleaequātiōan equalization, equal distribution; equationprōvideōto foresee; to be cautious; to act with foresight; to provide, see to
The English word equality itself goes back to Latin aequus, through aequalitas.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
equality
aequitas: aequalitas (equality) :aequabilitas (uniformity) :aequatio (act of equalizing; hence always with genitive of that, of which there is an equality). Equality of rights, aequabilitas juris: jus aequabile (as equally divided amongst several; hence, equality of rights in a state ἰσοτιμία): aequatio juris (the equalization of rights for the first time). Political equality, *aequa civitatis conditio (aequa cond., Cic., Verr., 2, 72, 177): to preserve political equality in a state, providere, ne aequa civitatis conditio turbetur (after Sen., N. Quaest., 3, 10, 3). To live on a footing of equality with anybody, ex pari or ex aequo vivere cum aliquo.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for equality?
- The usual Latin words for “equality” are aequitās, aequālitās, aequābilitās; also aequātiō, prōvideō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.