Where does “egal” come from?

egal (English) comes from Middle English egal, from Old French egal, from Latin aequālis, from Latin æquus, from Latin vocāre, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

egal (English): equal; impartial

Definitions

  1. equal; impartial

Ancestry of “egal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishegalequal, equivalent
2Old Frenchegal—
3Latinaequālisequal, like
4Latinæquusequal
5Latinvocāre—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “egal”

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