Where does “egalitarian” come from?

Egalitarian derives from French égalitaire, from Latin aequalitarius, ultimately tracing to Latin aequalis and oculus through formations in -arius, -itas, and -alis denoting equality-related concepts.

egalitarian (English): Characterized by social equality and equal rights...

Definitions

  1. Characterized by social equality and equal rights...

Ancestry of “egalitarian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchégalitaireegalitarian
2Frenchégalitéequality; deuce; tie
3Frenchégalequal; indifferent, of no importance to
4Old Frenchegal—
5Latinaequālisequal, like
6Latinæquusequal
7Latinvocāre—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “egalitarian”

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