Vol. 2 (2025)
Léxeis

Some etymological thoughts on latin aequus ‘even, level, equal’, with notes on the words for ‘one’ in Indo-European

Douglas Q. Adams
University of Idaho

Published 2026-01-07

Keywords

  • Latin aequus,
  • one,
  • Thurneysen-Havet’s Law

Abstract

(Re-)placing Latin aequus amongst the Indo-European words for ‘one’. Examining
the distribution of the OIE words for ‘one’: *sem- *sih1/3-, *Hoino-/*hoiwo-/
*Hoikwo-, and reviewing/revising Thurneysen-Havet’s Law so as to secure aequus’s
place as a word affected by it.