Where does “egalitarist” come from?
egalitarist (Romanian) comes from French égalitariste, 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.
egalitarist (Romanian): egalitarian
Definitions
- egalitarian
Ancestry of “egalitarist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | égalitariste | egalitarian |
| 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 |