English
egalitarian
Egalitarian comes from French égalité ‘equality’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentégalité‘equality’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentégalitaire
- Englishearliest quotation 2002egalitarian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentégalité‘equality’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentégalitaire
- Englishearliest quotation 2002egalitarian
Earliest quotation: 2002, Barry Strauss: “The Greeks have been variously represented: as aristocrats or…”
Linked words
through Old Latin aiquos
through Latin aequus ‘equal’
equity, equation, inequality, equate, equitable, 13 more
through Latin aequālis ‘equal, even, level’
through Latin aequālitās ‘equality, similarity, uniformity’
Today it means
adj Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French égalité / egalitarian