Where does “Legend” come from?
Legend (English) comes from Middle English legende, from Old French legende, from Medieval Latin legenda, from Latin legenda, from Latin legendum, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Legend (English): The life story of a saint such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend
Definitions
- The life story of a saint such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend
Ancestry of “Legend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | legende | A hagiography, especially when read in church; A... |
| 2 | Old French | legende | legend |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | legenda | a legend, story, especially the lives of the... |
| 4 | Latin | legenda | legend; inflection of legendus: ##... |
| 5 | Latin | legendum | nominative neuter singular of legendus;... |
| 6 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 7 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |