myEtymology.com: Portuguese etymology of igual

Etymology of the Portuguese word igual

the Portuguese word igual

derived from the Latin word aequalis (comrade; person of one's age, rank)

derived from the Latin word aequus (level, even, equal)

using the Latin suffix -alis

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