What does "eq" in the jquery .eq() method stand for?

Question

example:

$("td:eq(2)").css("color", "red"); or
$('td').eq(2).css("color", "red");

I want to know what the abbreviation "eq" stands for, I am not asking what the .eq() method does, which can be found here.

Regarding the importance of the question: I myself find it easier to learn a language, when I know what certain abbreviations really stand for. And I also sometimes "read" my written code aloud using "real" words.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15059207/what-does-eq-in-the-jquery-eq-method-stand-for

Answer 1

I have always assumed that .eq() is short for "equals." Many (perhaps even most) common English-language words that start with "eq" have the equi- prefix, rooted in the Latin word for "equals."