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Where does “antiegalitarianism” come from?

antiegalitarianism (English) comes from English egalitarianism, from English egalitarian, from French égalitaire, from French égalité, from French égal, from Old French egal, from Latin aequālis, from Latin æquus — to speak, to sound out.

antiegalitarianism (English): Opposition to egalitarianism

Definitions

  1. Opposition to egalitarianism

Ancestry of “antiegalitarianism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishegalitarianismThe political doctrine that holds that all people...
2EnglishegalitarianCharacterized by social equality and equal rights...
3Frenchégalitaireegalitarian
4Frenchégalitéequality; deuce; tie
5Frenchégalequal; indifferent, of no importance to
6Old Frenchegal—
7Latinaequālis—
8Latinæquus—
9Latinvocāre—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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