Where does “il·legalment” come from?
il·legalment (Catalan) comes from Catalan il·legal, from Catalan legal, from Latin lēgālis, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
il·legalment (Catalan): illegally
Definitions
- illegally
Ancestry of “il·legalment”, step by step
il·legalment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan il·legal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | il·legal | illegal |
| 2 | Catalan | legal | legal |
| 3 | Latin | lēgālis | legal |
| 4 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |