Where does “égaler” come from?
égaler (French) comes 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.
égaler (French): to equal; to equate to
Ancestry of “égaler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | égal | equal; indifferent, of no importance to |
| 2 | Old French | egal | — |
| 3 | Latin | aequālis | — |
| 4 | Latin | æquus | — |
| 5 | Latin | vocāre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
Words derived from “égaler”