aequus (equal) + nox (night)
It comes from the Latin word for equal.
"Equinox" comes from the Latin words for equal and night, because it describes the two times each year when day and night are of equal length as the sun crosses the celestial equator.
The word "equinox" comes from the Latin words "aequus," meaning equal, and "nox," meaning night. It refers to the two times in the year when day and night are approximately equal in length, marking the beginning of spring and autumn.
The word "equinox" comes from Latin origins, where "aequus" means equal and "nox" means night. The term refers to the two days in a year when day and night are approximately equal in length.
Equinus
Latin. It comes from the words caper, "goat," and cornu, "horn."
Many English words came from Latin like many other languages use older languages for their own. Much of English that comes from Latin comes from French, which even older than English, and heavily based on Latin.
"Gertrude" has no meaning in Latin. It comes from Germanic words meaning "spear" and "strength."
"Vernal" is Latin for "spring".
October comes from the Latin words for "Eighth Month"
Like many English words, it comes from Latin. (When you see the prefix "pre-", that means "before"). Precede comes from the Latin words meaning to go before (prae cedere).
Many of the English words today are produced from Latin words. Refrigeration comes from the participle stem of Latin refigerare ("to make cold").