Where does “equal” come from?

Equal comes from Latin aequalis, formed from Latin -alis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -li-.

equal (English): The same in all respects; Exactly identical,...

Definitions

  1. The same in all respects; Exactly identical,...

Ancestry of “equal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaequālisequal, like
2Latinæquusequal
3Latinvocāre—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “equal”

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