Where does “egalitarianist” come from?
egalitarianist (English) comes from English egalitarian, from French égalitaire, from French égalité, from French égal, from Old French egal, from Latin aequālis, from Latin æquus, from Latin vocāre — to speak, to sound out.
egalitarianist (English): One who is a proponent of egalitarianism
Definitions
- One who is a proponent of egalitarianism
Ancestry of “egalitarianist”, step by step
egalitarianist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English egalitarian
| 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 |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |