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Where does “lleial” come from?

lleial (Catalan) comes 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...

lleial (Catalan): loyal

Definitions

  1. loyal

Ancestry of “lleial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlēgālis—
2Latinlēx—
3Proto-Italiclēg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lleial”

  • lleialtat
  • deslleial
  • deslleialment
  • lleialment
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