Where does “desigual” come from?

desigual (Catalan) comes from Catalan igual, from Latin aequālis, from Latin æquus, from Latin vocāre, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

desigual (Catalan): unequal; uneven

Definitions

  1. unequal; uneven

Ancestry of “desigual”, step by step

desigual traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan igual

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanigualequal, the same; alike, similar; indifferent
2Latinaequālisequal, like
3Latinæquusequal
4Latinvocāre—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Catalan des

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalandesfrom
2Late Latinde ēx—

Words derived from “desigual”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Latin vocāre →Every word from Latin æquus →