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Where does “loyaliteit” come from?

loyaliteit (Dutch) comes from Dutch loyaal, from Middle Dutch loyael, from Old French loyal, 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...

loyaliteit (Dutch): loyalty, allegiance

Definitions

  1. loyalty, allegiance

Ancestry of “loyaliteit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchloyaalloyal
2Middle Dutchloyael—
3Old Frenchloyal—
4Latinlēgālis—
5Latinlēx—
6Proto-Italiclēg-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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