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Where does “égal” come from?

égal (French) comes from Old French egal, from Latin aequālis, from Latin æquus, from Latin vocāre, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

égal (French): equal; indifferent, of no importance to

Definitions

  1. equal; indifferent, of no importance to

Ancestry of “égal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchegal—
2Latinaequālis—
3Latinæquus—
4Latinvocāre—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “égal”

  • egalitarian
  • egalitarianism
  • egal
  • nonegalitarian
  • antiegalitarian
  • equalism
  • antiegalitarianism
  • egalitarianist
  • nonegalitarianism
  • egalitarianistic
  • egalitarismo
  • egalitario
  • inégal
  • également
  • égalitarisme
  • égaler
  • égalitariste
  • égalitaire
  • inégalablement
  • inégalable
  • égalable
  • égalité
  • inégalitaire
  • Egalität
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