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

Definitions

  1. to equal; to equate to

Ancestry of “égaler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchégalequal; indifferent, of no importance to
2Old Frenchegal—
3Latinaequālisequal, like
4Latinæquusequal
5Latinvocāre—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “égaler”

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