Where does “egalitarism” come from?
egalitarism (Romanian) comes from French égalitarisme, from French égalitaire, from French égalité, from French égal, from Old French egal, from Latin aequālis, from Latin æquus, from Latin vocāre — to speak, to sound out.
egalitarism (Romanian): egalitarianism
Definitions
- egalitarianism
Ancestry of “egalitarism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | égalitarisme | egalitarianism |
| 2 | French | égalitaire | egalitarian |
| 3 | French | égalité | equality; deuce; tie |
| 4 | French | égal | equal; indifferent, of no importance to |
| 5 | Old French | egal | — |
| 6 | Latin | aequālis | equal, like |
| 7 | Latin | æquus | equal |
| 8 | Latin | vocāre | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |