Where does “egalitarianism” come from?
Egalitarianism derives from English egalitarian plus the suffix -ian, from French égalitaire, ultimately from Latin æquālis meaning equal plus -arium and -itas.
egalitarianism (English): The political doctrine that holds that all people...
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- The political doctrine that holds that all people...
Ancestry of “egalitarianism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | egalitarian | Characterized by social equality and equal rights... |
| 2 | French | égalitaire | egalitarian |
| 3 | French | égalité | equality; deuce; tie |
| 4 | French | égal | equal; indifferent, of no importance to |
| 5 | Old French | egal | — |
| 6 | Latin | aequālis | equal, like |
| 7 | Latin | æquus | equal |
| 8 | Latin | vocāre | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |