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Where does “legalitarianism” come from?

legalitarianism (English) comes from English legalitarian, from English egalitarian, from French égalitaire, from French égalité, from French égal, from Old French egal, from Latin aequālis, from Latin æquus — to speak, to sound out.

legalitarianism (English): The use of legislation as a means of bring about...

Definitions

  1. The use of legislation as a means of bring about...

Ancestry of “legalitarianism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlegalitarianIn favour of legislation as a means of bringing...
2EnglishegalitarianCharacterized by social equality and equal rights...
3Frenchégalitaireegalitarian
4Frenchégalitéequality; deuce; tie
5Frenchégalequal; indifferent, of no importance to
6Old Frenchegal—
7Latinaequālis—
8Latinæquus—
9Latinvocāre—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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