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Where does “nonegalitarian” come from?

nonegalitarian (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.

nonegalitarian (English): Not egalitarian; One who is not an egalitarian

Definitions

  1. Not egalitarian; One who is not an egalitarian

Ancestry of “nonegalitarian”, step by step

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