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Where does “inégalable” come from?

inégalable (French) comes from French égalable, 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.

inégalable (French): incomparable, matchless

Definitions

  1. incomparable, matchless

Ancestry of “inégalable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchégalablecomparable
2Frenchégalerto equal; to equate to
3Frenchégalequal; indifferent, of no importance to
4Old Frenchegal—
5Latinaequālis—
6Latinæquus—
7Latinvocāre—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “inégalable”

  • inégalablement
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