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—
2Latinaequālisequal, like
3Latinæquusequal
4Latinvocāre—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “égal”

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