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Where does “égalable” come from?

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

égalable (French): comparable

Definitions

  1. comparable

Ancestry of “égalable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchégalerto equal; to equate to
2Frenchégalequal; indifferent, of no importance to
3Old Frenchegal—
4Latinaequālis—
5Latinæquus—
6Latinvocāre—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “égalable”

  • inégalable
  • inégalablement
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