Where does “Ecuadoran” come from?

Ecuadoran (English) comes from English Ecuador, from Spanish ecuador, from Medieval Latin aequator, from Latin aequō, from Latin æquus, from Latin vocāre, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Ancestry of “Ecuadoran”, step by step

Ecuadoran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ecuador

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEcuador
2Spanishecuadorequator
3Medieval Latinaequatorequalizer; equator; second-person singular future...
4Latinaequōto equalize, make equal to something else, equate
5Latinæquusequal
6Latinvocāre
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Latin vocāreEvery word from Latin æquus