Where does “igual” come from?

igual (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese igual, from Old Portuguese [[igual]], [[ygual]], from Latin aequālis, from Latin æquus, from Latin vocāre, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

igual (Kabuverdianu): equal; same

Definitions

  1. equal; same

Ancestry of “igual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseigualequal; like; just alike; similarly to; equals...
2Old Portuguese[[igual]], [[ygual]]—
3Latinaequālisequal, like
4Latinæquusequal
5Latinvocāre—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Latin vocāre →Every word from Latin æquus →