Where does “igualar” come from?
igualar (Portuguese) 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.
igualar (Portuguese): to match, equal, equalize
Definitions
- to match, equal, equalize
Ancestry of “igualar”, step by step
igualar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese igual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | igual | equal; like; just alike; similarly to; equals... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | [[igual]], [[ygual]] | — |
| 3 | Latin | aequālis | equal, like |
| 4 | Latin | æquus | equal |
| 5 | Latin | vocāre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
via Spanish igual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | igual | equal; equals sign; in the same way; just like |
| 2 | Old Spanish | egual | equal, same |
via Catalan igual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | igual | equal, the same; alike, similar; indifferent |