Etymology of the French word égal

Date

The earliest known usage of égal in French dates from the 12th century.

Derivations in French

également, égaler

Derivations in other languages

Romanian egal

Cognates

Catalan egual, Dutch egaal, English equal, German egal, Italian eguale, Italian uguale, Norwegian egal, Portuguese igual, Provençal egual, Spanish igual, Swedish egal