Where does “エクアドル共和国” come from?

エクアドル共和国 (Japanese) comes from Japanese エクアドル, from Spanish ecuador, from Medieval Latin aequator, from Latin aequō, from Latin æquus, from Latin vocāre, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

エクアドル共和国 (Japanese): the Republic of Ecuador

Definitions

the Republic of Ecuador

Ancestry of “エクアドル共和国”, step by step

エクアドル共和国 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese エクアドル

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	エクアドル	Ecuador
2	Spanish	ecuador	equator
3	Medieval Latin	aequator	equalizer; equator; second-person singular future...
4	Latin	aequō	to equalize, make equal to something else, equate
5	Latin	æquus	equal
6	Latin	vocāre	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	wekʷ-	to speak, to sound out

via Japanese 共和国

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	共和国	republic
2	Japanese	国	a land, a large place; a country in general, a...
3	Old Japanese	国	—

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