Where does “egal” come from?

egal (Middle English) comes from Old French egal, from Latin aequālis, from Latin æquus, from Latin vocāre, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Ancestry of “egal”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	egal	—
2	Latin	aequālis	—
3	Latin	æquus	—
4	Latin	vocāre	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	wekʷ-	to speak, to sound out

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