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Where does “illegaliteit” come from?

illegaliteit (Dutch) comes from Dutch illegaal, from French illégal, from Medieval Latin illegalis, 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...

illegaliteit (Dutch): illegality

Definitions

  1. illegality

Ancestry of “illegaliteit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchillegaalillegal; an illegal, illegal immigrant
2Frenchillégalillegal; not permitted by law
3Medieval Latinillegalisillegal
4Latinlēgālis—
5Latinlēx—
6Proto-Italiclēg-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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