Where does “legalitarian” come from?
legalitarian (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.
legalitarian (English): In favour of legislation as a means of bringing...
Definitions
- In favour of legislation as a means of bringing...
Ancestry of “legalitarian”, step by step
legalitarian 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 legal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | legal | Relating to the law or to lawyers; Having its... |
| 2 | Latin | lēgālis | legal |
| 3 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |