Where does “legaal” come from?
legaal (Dutch) comes from French légal, 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...
legaal (Dutch): legal
Ancestry of “legaal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | légal | legal, relating to law; legal, in accordance with... |
| 2 | Latin | lēgālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “legaal”